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[Sentence
Structure] [Scanning]
[Skimming]
[Idea
Map]
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I.
Basic Sentence Components
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The
structure of a sentence contains two parts. First, a
sentence is made of a main subject, a main verb or
compliment/predicate (補語).
Compliment includes an object or adverb to explain the
action initiated by the subject. For instance, the
sentence below is the headline taken from a newspaper
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“Internet”
is the main subject in this sentence while “give(s)” is
the main verb. We know that “gives” is a transitive
verb, therefore, “bullies”, “ weapons”, being plural
nouns, are the direct and indirect objects to explain
the action of “give” about “what” to give and to
“whom”. “Bully” (bullies) refers to a person who seeks
violence to treat people cruelly (喜歡欺負人的人).
It has nothing to do with “beef” or “ox” in this
context. In addition, “ to wound” expresses “the
purpose” of the weapons such as the internet used by
bullies. After connecting these components in the
sentence together, we can deduce the sentential meaning
in Chinese is
網站暴力
or網站給喜歡欺負人的人武器來傷害人,
which is the main theme in the newspaper article when
continuing to read the report. Generally speaking, a
simple sentence structure contains three main patterns
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Verb+
Adverb:
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The
fight started at school. |
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V. Comp. |
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The adverbial compliment functions as an adverb to
indicate the place where the fight started. |
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