1. Week 9 – Examining the Role of the Blocks-

2. Week 9/10 – Examining the Role of the Blocks
SUBJECT Tom hit the ball.
VERB (PREDICATE) Tom hit the ball./Tom hit the ball.
OBJECT Tom hit the ball.
COMPLEMENT Tom is happy.
ADVERBIAL (obligatory?) Tom placed the book….? on the table.

3. Week 9 – Examining the Role of the Blocks
OBJECT Tom hit the ball.
VS Tom throw the ball at me.
COMPLEMENT Tom is happy.
VS You make me happy.
ADVERBIAL (obligatory?) Tom placed the book….? on the table.
VS The children were sitting and (patiently) listening.

4. Week 9 – Examining the Role of the Blocks
OBJECT Tom hit the ball.
VS OBJECT COMPLEMENT His impolite jokes made his friend uneasy.
SUBJECT Tom is happy.
VS SUBJECT COMPLEMENT Tom is happy.

5. Week 9 – Examining the Role of the Blocks
SVO: subject + (transitive) verb + (direct) object
SVC: subject + (copulative) verb + (subject) complement
SV: subject + (intransitive) verb
SVOO: subject + (transitive) verb + (indirect) object + (direct) object
SVA: subject + verb + adverbial (obligatory)

6. Week 9 – Examining the Role of the Blocks
Adverbials:
I left my book on the table VS We are staying at this marvelous hotel!
related to the object related to the subject
- Meaning they (generally) convey?

7. Week 9 – Examining the Role of the Blocks
Adverbials:
ADJUNCTS (He drives carefully)
DISJUNCTS (Admittedly, he was wrong)
CONJUNCTS (They left me in the dark; anyhow, I managed to survive)