CRISTOPHER J.

JEMINA

BA ENGLIS LANGUAGE

Subject-Verb-Object Rule

The (SVO) is one of the constituent and also governed by the rules of syntax.
The rules here are to give a specific and correct order of words so that the construction
of phrases to sentences can convey meaningful inputs. The arrangement of words must
start from a subject after verb and the object. The subject is one of the main parts of a
sentence it is the person or thing doing the action or being describes. The verb are the
action words in a sentence that describe what the subject is doing and can also be one
of the predicate. The predicate tells what happened to the subject. The object is the last
part of this rule. The object is the person or thing that receives the action of the verb.

The rule of the (SVO) is the most frequent word order because it allows for
placement of the subject in the first position. English shares this SVO order with other
languages to which it is related. Modern English is one of the most consistent rigid SVO
languages, at least in terms of its main clause order. Still, it displays variant word-order
in several more marked clause-types. The communicative strategy found in the SVO
word order can be considered listener-oriented because the speaker or writer, who has
new information to communicate, considers more important the fact that the message is
clear to the hearer than his/her necessity to communicate.

Of course, not all English sentences follow the order subject-verb-direct object,
or SVO. To emphasize particular noun phrases, English speakers sometimes place
direct objects in clause initial position as with sewing in Sewing I hate, but I'll sew that
for you. In questions like who(m) did you see? The direct object who(m) is in first
position. Similar word order variants are found in most languages.
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Adjunct in Sentence

Adjunct is a thing added to a something else as in grammar a word or

phrase used to amplify or modify the meaning of another word or words in a sentence.
An adjunct can also be a word, a phrase, or a clause that can be removed from
a sentence without making the sentence grammatically wrong. An adjunct is usually
an adverb used to modify a verb. When used as an adverb, an adjunct will usually
indicate a time, a manner, a place, a frequency, a reason, or a degree.

In English grammar, an adjunct (pronounced A-junkt) is a word, phrase, or clause—

usually, an adverbial—that is integrated within the structure of a sentence or clause
(unlike a disjunct) and yet can be omitted without making the sentence ungrammatical.
Adjective: adjunctive or adjunctival. Also known as adjunctival, adverbial adjunct,
adjunct adverbial, and optional adverbial. Adjuncts are not completely central to the
meaning of the clause; predicate contrasts with adjunct, although with some unfortunate
inconsistency. Adjuncts are not a part of the predicate, so that for them a
clause consists of subject, predicate, and adjuncts. For others, perhaps the majority,
adjuncts are a part of the predicate, so that the clause consists of just two parts,
subject, and predicate, with the predicate in turn containing, amongst other things.

Adjuncts are by far the largest class of the adverbials. They relate either directly
to the meaning of the verb predication adjuncts or to the sentence as a whole sentence
adjuncts. Because it is the nature of predication adjuncts to modify the meaning of the
verb, they tend to stay close to the verb. Their most natural position is at the end of a
clause, specifying the verb meaning in some way. Optional adverbials add additional
information to the clause, covering a wide variety of meanings, such as place, time,
manner, extent, and attitude.
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Subject Verb Agreement

With subject-verb agreement, opposites do not usually attract. A singular subject

prefers to be paired with a singular verb, while a plural subject wants to be included with
a plural verb. In the following examples, the subject and verb of the sentence are
italicized. If you are having trouble with a phrase you have included in your speaking
script or as part of the copy on a slide, ask yourself the following questions to determine
the scenario.

Oftentimes, presenters may use prepositional phrases or relative clauses in their

speech or slide content. Doing so can create an instance where the subject of a
sentence gets separated from the verb – possibly by a plural. INCORRECT: Each of the
departments owns a part of the project. CORRECT: Each of the departments own a part
of the project. As a presenter, you are more likely to talk about indefinite pronouns in
your speeches. Collective nouns involve a group of individual elements. Generally, this
type of countable noun will incorporate a singular verb. The only exception to this rule is
if the noun becomes plural. You’ll most likely run into a collective noun issue when
integrating countable nouns of amount or measurement.

Using the correct subject-verb agreement helps a presenter sound more

confident in his or her content and creates mistake-free slides for viewers. Take a look
at the following example slides. The top slide contains incorrect subject-verb
agreement, while the bottom slide displays correct subject-verb agreement. Although it
may seem like a small change, it could be a huge error in the eyes of many presentation
attendees. By checking the accuracy of your subject-verb agreement, you eliminate a
factor that could turn a potential customer, client, or investor away from your product,
service, or concept.
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Examples

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