Sentence structures

Sentence structures

Subject

A subject in a sentence can be a noun, a pronoun, a gerund, or a noun clause.

Noun: The proposal sounds great.
Pronoun: They were my colleagues.
Gerund: Learning English is interesting.
Noun clause: What has to happen will happen.

Multiple Choice

What is the subject in the following sentence?

"Employees contribute to the company's success."

• Managers
• Customers
• Suppliers
• Employees

Multiple Choice

What is the subject in the following sentence?

1. "They managed the project efficiently."

• Efficiently
• Managed
• Project

• They

Multiple Choice

What is the subject in the following sentence?

1. "Managing time effectively is essential in business."

• Essential business skills
• Managing time effectively

• Effectively

• Managing time

Open Ended

What is the subject in the following sentence?

"The fact that he didn't speak a foreign language put him at a disadvantage."

Multiple Choice

What is the subject in the following sentence?

New York City is a hub for international business.

• New York City
• international business

• City
• hub

Multiple Choice

What is the subject in the following sentence?

The manager's decision impacted the team's performance.

• decision

• The manager's decision

• The manager's

• team's performance

Multiple Choice

What is the subject in the following sentence?

The committee made recommendations for cost reduction.

• Cost reduction
• The recommendations
• Made recommendations
• The committee

Multiple Choice

What is the subject in the following sentence?

Someone forgot to submit the report on time.

• Someone
• submit

• report

• time

An object in a sentence can be a noun, to-infinitive, or a noun phrase.

​Subject + verb + object

​Noun:
He changed his mind.
Mr John doesn’t understand her.
I finished preparing my presentation.

To- Infinitive: The manager wants to see the report.
Noun clause: He asked that I reviewed the report.

Bổ ngữ cho chủ ngữ (subject complement): Bổ ngữ đứng ngay sau các động từ nối (linking verbs) hoặc động từ giác quan (sense verbs)

​Subject + verb + subject compliment

Các hình thức của bổ ngữ

Bổ ngữ có dạng là một danh từ hoặc cụm danh từ

• She is a diligent teacher. (Cô ấy là một cô giáo chăm chỉ)

• Foreign Trade University is one of the prestigious universities in Vietnam. (Đại học Ngoại Thương là một trong những đại học danh giá ở Việt Nam)

Bổ ngữ cho chủ ngữ (subject complement): Bổ ngữ đứng ngay sau các động từ nối (linking verbs) hoặc động từ giác quan (sense verbs)

​Subject + verb + subject compliment

Các hình thức của bổ ngữ

Bổ ngữ có dạng là một tính từ, đứng sau động từ tobe hoặc linking words
Ex: Vietnamese cuisine is amazing. (Đồ ăn Việt Nam tuyệt vời)

Bổ ngữ có dạng là danh động từ (V-ing)

Ex: I'm interested in learning languages. (Tôi thích việc học ngoại ngữ)

Ex: The manager appointed her to a higher position after 6 months.

Subject + verb + indirect object + direct object

Sentence Fragments

Fill in the Blank

Put the words and phrases in the correct order to make complete sentences

1. They, the issue, discussed

.

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Put the words and phrases in the correct order to make complete sentences

2. the contract, our team, has finished

.

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Put the words and phrases in the correct order to make complete sentences

3. 3. my suggestion, the HR manager, liked

.

Fill in the Blank

Put the words and phrases in the correct order to make complete sentences

3. 4. the conference, will attend, Sam and Sara

.

Multiple Choice

____________ begins at 7 a.m.

• Register

• Registration

Multiple Choice

____________ of housing rose dramatically last year.

• The cost

• The costly

Multiple Choice

_____ well leads to good health.

• Eating

• Eat

Multiple Choice

Our _____ is to launch the product in Europe.

• strategy

• strategic

Multiple Choice

Our _____ is to launch the product in Europe.

• strategy

• strategic