SENTENCES WITH ONE

CLAUSE
1. A sentence has a subject and a
verb
 Makesure that a sentence should have a
subject and a verb.
 Becareful of sentences without a subject
or verb, with double subjects or verbs.
Subject of a Sentence

The subject is always a noun, pronoun, or one of the other

nouns shown in these examples.
Forms of Subject Subject Verb
Noun This experiment
Pronoun It
Gerund Doing this experiment gives us more knowledge.
Infinitive To do this experiment
Noun Clause That we do this experiment
Verbs
The verb can be in the form of “to be”; base form, present
verb ( Verb+ s/es), past verb, modals, past participle and
present participle.
Type of verb Example
to be Falling in love is a beautiful experience.
base form Some animals face possible exticntion.
verb +s/es Courtesy demands prompt apology.
past The children enjoyed the exciting movie.
modal To get angry might not be a solution.
past participle The program has already begun.
present participle Scientists are studying herbs to cure the disease.
Sample Questions
___________ was constructed specifically to house government offices.
(A) It is Brasilia
(B) Brasilia
(C) Brasilia that
(D) That Brasilia
Buckwheat flour ... the seeds of the buckwheat plant.
(A) is made from
(B) from
(C) it is from
(D) and
2. An object of preposition is not a subject.
An object of preposition is a noun or pronoun that comes after a
preposition, such as in, on, at, to, by, behind, beside, with,
without, about, as, against, except, etc, to form a prepositional
phrase.

The neighbors across the street have four dogs.

This sentence has a 1 prepositional phrase, across the street. The
street is the object of preposition across. It is not the subject of
the sentence.
The subject is the neighbors.
Sample Question

In the desert ________ for water becomes primary importance.

(A) it is
(B) it
(C) the need
(D) the needs
3. An appositive is not a subject.

An appositive is a noun that comes before or after another

noun and has the same meaning.
Sentence Patterns:
S, Appositive, V
Caffeine, a stimulant, is found in both coffee and tea.
or
Appositive, S V
A stimulant, caffeine is found in both coffee and tea.
Sample Question

Aspirin, ______ , can be purchased without a prescription.

(A) a popular pain killer is
(B) that a popular pain killer
(C) is a popular pain killer
(D) a popular pain killer
4. Present participles can be a verb or
an adjective.
A Present Participle is the – ing form of the verb.
A present participle is a verb when it is accompanied by
some form of the verb be ( am, is, are, was, were, be,
been, being) A present participle is an adjective when it is
not accompanied by some form of the verb be.
The students are watching a film. ( a verb)
The students watching a film are very happy. (an adjective)
Sample Question

The young deer _______ near their mothers during the day.
(A) are staying
(B) staying
(C) is stay
(D) are stay
5. Past participles can be a verb or an
adjective.
A Past Participle is Verb III.
A past participle is a verb when it is accompanied by some form of the verb be
( am, is, are, was, were, be, been, being) and have ( have, has, had, having).
The hospital for the infectious disease has employed a number of doctors.
The hypothesis is supported by the data.

A past participle is an adjective when it is not accompanied by some form of the

verb be and have.
The assignment given today will be graded for the quiz.
Sample Question

The online tests ________ on the brochure have several

requirements.
(A) are offered
(B) offer
(C) offered
(D) offers