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BASIC SIMPLE SENTENCES (PATTERN 8)


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Pattern 8 of the basic simple sentences has 4 parts: Subject, predicator, direct object, and adjectival object complement.
The adjectival object complement is realised with adjectives, and adjectival phrases.
This complement describes the direct object which could be a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun.
EXAMPLE:
The news made us happy.
The news (SUBJECT)
made (PREDICATOR)
us (DIRECT OBJECT)
happy (ADJ OBJECT COMPLEMENT). TAKE AWAY: We attract to our lives what we say with our mouths.
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LEARN ENGLISH IN PIGDINBy OLADOYIN FASAKIN