Theoretical English Grammar. Part 2. Syntax. Бочарова М.В. - 12 стр.

– Locative S. indicates place
etc.


o THE PREDICATE:
– gives a predicative characteristic of the Subject (i.e. one which is attributed to
it at the moment of speech),
– occupies the position after the Subject.
– is expressed by a verb or verb group.


o The verb phase in the predicative function is the central element in each sen-
tence / clause, as its valency controls the kind of elements that co-occur in the
sentence (also see below).


o Structural types of the Predicate.


  1. The Simple Pr                           2. The Compound Pr
 – is expressed by a    2a. The Compound Nominal Pr =
 finite verb            Link V + Predicative (i.e. Complement = a Nominal part
                        of speech: N/ Adj/ ProN)


                        2b. The Compound Verbal Pr =
                        a Modal / Phase verb + Non-Finite verb form


3. The Double Pr = Notional verb + a nominal word:
– gives 2 semantic characteristics of the S at the same time.


o THE OBJECT:
– denotes a (usu passive) participant of the situation other than the one named
by the Subject,
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