Theoretical English Grammar. Part 2. Syntax. Бочарова М.В. - 10 стр.

(form), semantic/ nominative (meaning) and pragmatic/ communicative (func-
tion). Sentence classification can be performed in each of these three aspects.


         THE SIMPLE SENTENCE IN THE STRUCTURAL ASPECT


o Each simple sentence / clause is built on a pattern which names one of the
typical situations of real life.


o � 1. It consists of a set of sentence constituents (parts/ elements) which in
speech can be represented by either one word form or by a phrase.


o � 2. Sentence constituents are connected both semantically and syntacti-
cally.


SENTENCE CONSTITUENTS, THEIR SEMANTIC AND STRUCTURAL
TYPES


o THE SUBJECT:
– denotes one of the participants of the situation which is characterized by the
Predicate,
– is normally placed before the Predicate,
– is typically expressed by a Noun or a Pronoun, and also by a Gerund, an In-
finitive or a substantivised Adjective.




o Semantic types of the Subject:


– the traditional approach:
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