Sentence Elements Grammar and Vocabulary Ⅰ April 26, 2011

Word types (Part of Speech) Different types of words can be used to make your writing more interesting and easier to read. You need to know when to use them and how to spot them. ize/english/spelling_grammar/word_ty pes/play.shtml

Vocabulary Review (p.85) Let’s pronounce each word twice How many words do you know? As the proverb says, “There is no royal road to learning.” I hope you will learn the vocabulary step by step. Good luck!! WEB Exercise （ Vocabulary_01 and Vocabulary_02 ）

Sentence Elements Elements of English sentences Subject Verb Object Complement Modifier

Subject （主語） The person or thing that does the action of the verb John came home. The store opens at 10:00.

Verb （動詞） A kind of word which shows what a person or thing is doing or the state it is in or what is happening to it I walk to school every day. I like chocolate very much.

Object （目的語） The direct object is the person or thing affected by the action of the verb I bought the book yesterday. The indirect object is the person or thing who benefits from the action or who receives something He lent his brother some money.

Complement （補語） A word or phrase that follows a linking verb and describes the subject or object My father is a dentist. I found this book interesting.

Modifier （修飾語） A word or a phrase which describes or limits the meaning of another word and which is independent of other grammatical elements There are twenty students in this room. He studies English every day.

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Exercise 1 Which sentence element is the following underlined word? Subject (S) Verb (V) Object (O) Complement (C) Modifier (M)

(1) Michael is a university student. Michael ⇒ S a university student ⇒ C (2) Rembrandt painted the Night Watch in Amsterdam. ⇒ V

(3) Romeo loved Juliet. ⇒ O (4) The United States became independent in ⇒ C

(5) The president of Russia lives in the Kremlin Palace. ⇒ M (6) Einstein was given the Nobel Prize in physics. ⇒ O

Exercise 2 (1) 地球は太陽の周りを公転している。 ⇒ The earth moves round the sun. (2) ソウルは韓国の首都である。 ⇒ Seoul is the capital of Korea.

(3) テーブルの上に花瓶がある。 ⇒ There is a vase on the table. (4) 瓶になにか液体は入ってますか？ ⇒ Is there any liquid in the bottle?

(5) この文を英語に訳しなさい。 ⇒ Translate this sentence into English. (6) 朝の７時です。いい天気です。 ⇒ It is seven o’clock in the morning. It is fine.

(7) 構わないでください。 ⇒ Leave me alone. (8) 自己紹介させてください。 ⇒ Let me introduce myself.

Let’s try some more (1) The movie was a lot of fun. (2) We cleaned the room today. (3) My father gave me a watch. (4) We call the dog Black. (5) Sue married a millionaire. (6) I got a letter from Ken. (7) Don’t leave the door open, please.

(8) My brother kept his promise. (9) Ms. Hirai teaches us English. (10) She looks happy. (11) I lent ten dollars to Jim. (12) There is a cat under the table.

Answers (1) ⇒ S (2) ⇒ V (3) ⇒ O (4) ⇒ C (5) ⇒ O (6) ⇒ M (7) ⇒ C (8) ⇒ O (9) ⇒ O (10) ⇒ C (11) ⇒ O (12) ⇒ S

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