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Two girls were talking. My foot hurts. The word order in a statement is sākt mācīties
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Subject: Two girls. Verb phrase: were talking. Subject: My foot. Verb phrase: hurts.
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We had a marvellous holiday. I can see something. The word order in a statement is sākt mācīties
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subject + verb phrase + object
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Margaret is very nice. She seems a nice person. The word order in a statement is sākt mācīties
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subject + verb phrase + complement
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Your friend is over there. The money was on the table . The word order in a statement is sākt mācīties
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subject + verb phrase + adverb phrase
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We can add one or more adverbs or adverb phrases to sākt mācīties
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the sentences types above.
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Adverbs and adverb phrases can come There are different rules for the different types of adverbs. sākt mācīties
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at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of a sentence.
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Two girls were talking loudly. sākt mācīties
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at the end of a sentence: loudly.
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Last year we had a marvellous holiday in Italy. sākt mācīties
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at the begining: last year. at the end: in Italy.
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Margaret is always very nice. sākt mācīties
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The money was certainly on the table this morning. sākt mācīties
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in the middle: certainly. at the end: this morning.
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Negative statements. Questions. The imperative. Exclamations.
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In a negative statement we put n't/not after be, have, do or a modal verb. sākt mācīties
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This apple isn't very nice. The letter has not arrived. I don't like that colour. It must not happen again.
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In a question we put be, have, do or a modal verb before the subject. Questions can be with or without a question word, e.g. where, what. sākt mācīties
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Where are my keys? What have you got there? Did the game start on time? Will Helen be at the meeting?
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Wait here. Don't touch anything.
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What a beautiful day! How stupid!
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Direct and indirect objects. The direct object is the thing or person to which something happens. The indirect object is the person who receives something. sākt mācīties
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The indirect object without to comes before the direct object. sākt mācīties
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Aunt Jane gave Sarah a record. She sent Peter a book.
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The indirect object with to comes after the direct object. sākt mācīties
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Aunt Jane gave the record to Sarah. She sent the book to Peter.
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The subject complement and the object complement.
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The subject complement is used to describe the subject. sākt mācīties
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I was ill. That man is Mac.
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The object complement is used to describe the object. sākt mācīties
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The food made me ill. Everyone calls him Mac.
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A sentence can have one or more clauses. A sub clause begins with a conjunction, e.g. when, if, because, after. sākt mācīties
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Sub clauses with when, if, because, etc. The word order after the conjunction is the same as in a main clause, e.g. I've finished. It's nice.
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A sub clause can come either before the main clause sākt mācīties
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When I've finished, I'll make a cup of coffee. If it's nice, we can go out.
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or after the main clause. sākt mācīties
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We can go out if it's nice. I bought the coat because it was cheap.
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