Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Sentence patterns?
What kinds of sentence patterns are they? Could anyone help me with the following sentences? I am confused with these types of usages.
Thank you in advance!
1.I am done talking.
("done", acting as an adjective? "talking" acting as what?
What.is the difference between this sentence and "I am done with talking"?)
2.We are created euqal. (What pattern is this one? be + verb "ed" form + adjective?)
3.He is happy being a teacher. ( adj. happy + ? )
4.The sun rises red. (verb "rise" + adj. "red")
5.They parted the best friends. (verb + a noun phrase?)
6.The boy left dissapointed. (?)
Thank you in advance!
1.I am done talking.
("done", acting as an adjective? "talking" acting as what?
What.is the difference between this sentence and "I am done with talking"?)
2.We are created euqal. (What pattern is this one? be + verb "ed" form + adjective?)
3.He is happy being a teacher. ( adj. happy + ? )
4.The sun rises red. (verb "rise" + adj. "red")
5.They parted the best friends. (verb + a noun phrase?)
6.The boy left dissapointed. (?)
Top answer
I don't know the formal names for such things, but:- 1a. 'done' here means "finished with"; 'talking' is the act of the speaker talking. " 1b.
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I don't know the formal names for such things, but:-
1a. 'done' here means "finished with"; 'talking' is the act of the speaker talking. It may or may not mean he wants to hear what others are going to say: "I've spoken rather a lot, but I'm done talking now, so what do you think of the situation?"
1b. "I am done with talking" can mean the same (positive), but is also often in a negat
1a. 'done' here means "finished with"; 'talking' is the act of the speaker talking. It may or may not mean he wants to hear what others are going to say: "I've spoken rather a lot, but I'm done talking now, so what do you think of the situation?"
1b. "I am done with talking" can mean the same (positive), but is also often in a negat
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AnonymousWhat kinds of sentence patterns are they? Could anyone help me with the following sentences? I am confused with these types of usages.Most of your examples are Subject + Verb (Primary Predicate) + Secondary Predicate.
The last is the easiest to see: The boy + left + disappointed.
The primary predicate is left. The
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