What can a one word sentence contain?

VERB What can a one word sentence contain? – Eat – Leave

VERB What can a one word sentence contain? – Eat – Leave Verbs are the skeleton that holds up a sentence

VERB What must be in a sentence containing a noun like: – vapor?

VERB What must be in a sentence containing a noun like: – vapor? What must be in a sentence containing an adjective such as: – expensive

VERB What must be in a sentence containing a noun like: – vapor? What must be in a sentence containing an adjective such as: – expensive the thing it modifies – It was expensive – Maserati's are expensive

VERB What must be in a sentence containing a verb like: – allow?

VERB What must be in a sentence containing a verb like: – allow? *Allow! *They allow

VERB What must be in a sentence containing a verb like: – allow? *Allow! *They allow – allow is transitive It requires an object

VERB What must be in a sentence containing a verb like: – allow? *Allow! *They allow – allow is transitive It requires an object Allow it! They allow arms on the premises

VERB What must be in a sentence containing a verb like: – sleep? – die?

VERB What must be in a sentence containing a verb like: – sleep? – die? Sleep! Die!

VERB What must be in a sentence containing a verb like: – sleep? – die? Sleep! Die! – *Look mommy I slept the puppy – *I'm gonna die you!

VERB What must be in a sentence containing a verb like: – sleep? – die? Sleep! Die! – *Look mommy I slept the puppy – *I'm gonna die you! The verbs are intransitive – They can't have an object

VERB What must be in a sentence containing a verb like: – give?

VERB What must be in a sentence containing a verb like: – give? *He gave me *Bob gives Mary *Bob gives to Mary *Bob gives a present

VERB What must be in a sentence containing a verb like: – give? *He gave me *Bob gives Mary *Bob gives to Mary *Bob gives a present – This verb is ditransitive It requires a direct and indirect object

VERB If give is in a sentence it sets up the sentence – give ____ to _____ – give _____ _____

VERB If give is in a sentence it sets up the sentence – give ____ to _____ – give _____ _____ Other parts of speech don't do this much

VERB What must be in a sentence containing a verb like: – put *I'll put on the floor *I'll put the ball

VERB What must be in a sentence containing a verb like: – put *I'll put on the floor *I'll put the ball – It requires a direct object and a location put _____ ______ DOplace

VERB What things are implied by the verb buy?

VERB What things are implied by the verb buy? – a buyer – a seller – an object – a price

VERB What is object of wash? – Bob washed his car – Bob washed

VERB What is object of wash? – Bob washed his car – Bob washed So when there is no object the verb is assumed to be reflexive

VERB The couple studied The couple studied the tree The couple hugged The couple hugged the tree

VERB The couple studied The couple studied the tree The couple hugged The couple hugged the tree – If two people are hugging it is each other unless there is another object – If two people are studying it is not each other even if there is no other object

VERB What happens here? – Bob is easy – Bob is eager Who is adjective modifying?

VERB What happens here? – Bob is easy – Bob is eager Who is adjective modifying? – Bob is easy to please – Bob is eager to please Who is the object of please?