LIN204H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Possessive, Future Perfect, Pluperfect

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Lin 204, english grammar final review package. Sentence can be divided into subject (np) and predicate (vp). Phrases: sequences of words that form a syntactic unit. Constituents: parts or components from which sentences are structured. Advp, to make sure if it is an advp; try to substitute a related adv. and move it after the v. + np; can function as adv. or adj. On sunday, the children across the street were very happy when i invited them to jump in the sprinkler. Sc on sunday very happy when i invited . Notice that there are actually two pp in the sentence, [across the street] and [on sunday]. [across the street] describes where the children"s were. [on sunday] describes when the event (verb) happened. A mvp always consists of mv and aux. (if any) Mv has to be a finite verb: verbs that can be inflected for tense.