Sentence
Patterns with Intransitive Verbs
Lecturer by Mr.
Hendi
November 28, 2012
Written By Sutriono
Lesson 3
Sentence
Pattern:
Noun
+ Verb + Adverbial <prepositional phrase>
Noun Phrase
|
Verb Phrase
|
|
Noun
|
Verb
|
Prepositional Phrase
|
The passengers
|
had waited
|
in the terminal <place>
|
The departure
|
was announced
|
over the loudspeaker <manner>
|
They
|
climbed
|
for pleasure <reason>
|
They
|
will fly
|
for three hours <time>
|
Kinds of
Prepositional Phrase
- Place -> where
Example:
In
New York , at
the office, by the sea, near the station, on the desk, under the table, over
the fireplace, above the bookcase, beside the windows, etc.
- Manner -> how
Example:
By
ship, by telephone, by airmail, with a smile, like a duck, in a hurry, by
chance, by accident, by plane, by taxi, etc.
- Time -> when, how long
Example:
At
6:00, on Wednesday, in an hour, in two days, for three week, during the summer,
after 8:00, before breakfast, until noon, on time, about three days, from 9:15
to 12:45, etc.
- Reason -> why
Example:
For
pleasure, on business, on purpose, for his health, for experience, etc.
Order of
Prepositional Phrases Used as Adverb
Place, Manner, Time
Noun Phrase
|
Verb Phrase
|
|
Noun
|
Verb
|
Prepositional Phrase
|
Ristahara
|
is going
|
to Cikarang on business
|
Ristahara
|
is going
|
to Bekasi by train
|
Ristahara
|
is going
|
to
|
Ristahara
|
is going
|
to
|
Order from
general to the specific
Example:
Mr. Hendi lectures on Wednesday at 7:00 pm
At the beginning
of a sentence
Example:
On Saturday Febri
is going to Surabaya .
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