Orders, sentences beginning with There and Here, and interjections.
Orders: the subject "you" is understood and diagrammed in the Subject position.
There and Here sometimes appear at the beginning of the sentences and are mistaken for subjects. They are usually adverbs that modify the verb. Adverb= when it can answer Where? Example: Here is your watch.
There is sometimes used simply to start a sentence and has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence. An example: There is an important meeting.
Diagram the following sentences.
1. Begin now.
2. Here is my homework.
3. There once was a snake.
4. Whew! that hurt.
5. Gee! Watch out.
Orders: the subject "you" is understood and diagrammed in the Subject position.
There and Here sometimes appear at the beginning of the sentences and are mistaken for subjects. They are usually adverbs that modify the verb. Adverb= when it can answer Where? Example: Here is your watch.
There is sometimes used simply to start a sentence and has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence. An example: There is an important meeting.
Diagram the following sentences.
1. Begin now.
2. Here is my homework.
3. There once was a snake.
4. Whew! that hurt.
5. Gee! Watch out.