WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE? 

If you have ever heard of the song "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," you might have been impressed by its melody. The song, written in the 1960's, aimed at calling people's attention to war and life. Since there are no difficult  words in the lyrics, it is quite easy to learn. Besides, the repeated use of “where” to initiate a sentence can reinforce the listeners' understanding of  the “Wh-” questions as well as one of the five basic sentence patterns: Subject + Verb.

	Where have all the flowers gone? (Interrogative)
	All the flowers have gone. (Affirmative) S+V
	All the flowers ------------------Subject
	have gone-------------------------Complete intransitive verb
	[References]:
	Where have all the young girls gone?
	Where have all the young men gone?
	**(another possible explanation)
	Where have all the soldiers gone?
	Where have all the graveyards gone?
	**(another possible explanation)
**	Where have all the young men gone? (Interrogative)
	All the young men have gone to soldiers (everyone). (Affirmative)S+V+C
	All the young man -----------------Subject
	have gone to (have become)-----Incomplete intransitive verb
	soldiers--------------------------------Complement
**	Where have all the graveyards gone? (Interrogative)
	All the graveyards have gone to flowers (everyone). (Affirmative)S+V+C
	All the graveyards------------------Subject
	have gone to (have become)-----Incomplete intransitive verb
	flowers--------------------------------Complement
	When will they ever learn? (Interrogative)
	They will learn. (Affirmative) S+V
	They ----------------Subject
	will learn-----------Complete intransitive verb

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