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释义 | Contents overview sentence structure : basic word order215 sentence structure: basic word order1subject – verb – object/complementThe basic word order of English clauses in positive statements is Subject – Verb – (Complement/Object).Anna smiled.Sam is a doctor.My parents live in North Wales.The boss has bought another new car.In a few affirmative structures the verb can come before the subject (e.g. So can I, In came Mrs Parker, 270–271).For sentences that begin with the object (e.g. Those people I can't stand), 272.In informal language, especially speech, word order often departs from the basic pattern, 299.2preparatory it and thereWhen the subject or object is an infinitive phrase or clause, we often put it at the end of a sentence, and use it as a preparatory subject or object ( 268–269).It's difficult to understand what he wants.She made it clear that she disagreed.There can be a preparatory subject for an indefinite expression (20).There is a big spider in the bath.3direct and indirect objectsIndirect objects can come before direct objects (without a preposition) or after direct objects (with a preposition).She sent the nurse some flowers.She sent some flowers to the nurse.For details, 8.4questions: auxiliary before subjectMost written questions, and many spoken questions, have the order auxiliary verb – subject – main verb.Have you seen Andrew?Where was she going?Did Emily phone?Indirect questions (260) have the subject before the verb.Do you know where she was going?5negatives: auxiliary + notNegative structures have not after an auxiliary verb.The train did not stop. (not The train stopped not.)For word order in negative questions (e.g. Why didn't she come? / Why did she not come?), 218.6adverbials: possible positionsDifferent adverbials can go in different places in a sentence: at the beginning, with the verb, or at the end. For details, 196–202.Suddenly I had a terrible thought.The children had probably gone home.I was playing badly.I'll see you at the club on Tuesday.An adverbial cannot normally come between a verb and its object.I like mushrooms very much. (not I like very much mushrooms.)7subordinate clauses (who …, after … , if …, because …, that …, etc) Relative clauses usually follow the nouns that they modify (233).The woman who phoned wanted to speak to the manager.Other kinds of clause have various positions, depending on their function and the overall sentence structure.How you do it is your business.Everybody agreed that they were wasting their time.More than one position is often possible.If you need help, call me.Call me if you need help.For details, Section 20, Section 21, Section 22, Section 23, Section 24.8prepositions: in what … / what … inIn an informal style, a preposition can be separated from its object in certain structures. For details, 209. Compare:In what hotel did the President stay? (formal)What hotel did the President stay in? (informal)For ways of arranging the information in a sentence, 267.For word order in exclamations (e.g. How kind you are!), 223.For word order with phrasal verbs (e.g. She put out the cat / She put the cat out), 12.4.For structures like the older I get …, 206.5.For structures like cold as/though she was, 255.For structures like so/how strange an experience, 187.For the position and order of adjectives, 184.For the position and order of determiners, Section 12, Section 13.For quite a … and rather a …, 564–565.For word order with enough, 450.Previous Next |
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