Unit - 15 War and Peace
“If everyone fought for their own convictions, there would be no war.” - Leo Tolstoy
Grammar (Page 142)
Sentence functions
A. Do you know the parts of a sentence? If not, look at this sentence.
The fat man painted the door green last week.
In this sentence, the fat man → Subject (S)
painted → Verb (V) t
he door → Object (O)
green → Complement (C
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B. Divide the following sentences into different parts.
Example: The man will buy a pen next week.
The man – will buy – a pen – next week.
Subject + Verb + Object + Adverbial
a. The children are playing now.
Ans:- The children : Subject
are playing : Verb
now :Adverbial
b. Srijana will be reading a story.
Ans:- Srijana :Subject
will be reading : Verb
a story : Object
c. Bimala is a very beautiful girl.
Ans:- Bimala : Subject
is : Verb
a very beautiful girl : Complement
d. She usually wears glasses.
Ans:- She : Subject
usually : Adverbial
wears : Verb
glasses : Object
e. They elected him President.
Ans:- They : Subject
elected : Verb
him : Object
President :Complement
f. Rabin is laughing.
Ans:- Rabin :Subject
is laughing : Verb
g. He has a big house in Butwal.
Ans:- He : in Butwal.
has : Verb
a big house : Object
in Butwal : Adverbial
h. The man who lives next door is a professor.
Ans:- The man : Subject
who lives next door : complement
is : Verb
a professor : object
i. Her uncle has been living in Kathmandu for fifteen years.
Ans:- Her uncle : Subject
has been living : Verb
in Kathmandu : adverbial
for fifteen years : adverbial
j. The girl with long hair asked me a question last week.
Ans:- The girl with long hair: Subject
asked : Verb
me : indirect object
a question : direct object
last week : adverbial
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