The structure of the english sentence

ALMALYK BRANCH OF THE ISLAM KARIMOV
TASHKENT STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

1-st year student

Group 5FS-22KEM Property by:
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T HEME: THE STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH SENTENCE
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH

SENTENCE

GRAMMATICAL UNITS:

• 
  CLAUSE
  
• 
  PHRASE
  
• 
  WORD
  
• 
  MORPHEME
  

CONSTITUENCY: Relation between one unit and another unit of which it is a part.
Thus, PHRASES are CONSTITUENTS of the simple SENTENCE.

THE STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH SENTENCE

e.g.: Third-generation devices will become
commonplace very soon, where

• 
  ‘Third-generation’ is a Noun Phrase
  
• 
  ‘will become’ is a Verb Phrase
  
• 
  ‘commonplace’ is an Adjective Phrase
  
• 
  ‘very soon’ is an Adverb Phrase
  

THE STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH

SENTENCE

IMMEDIATE CONSTITUENTS: Parts into
which another unit is immediately divisible.
e.g.: The VP ‘will become’ is an immediate constituent of the sentence. The auxiliary form ‘will’ and the main verb ‘become’ are immediate constituents of the VP. (Partwhole relationship).
THE STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH

SENTENCE

UNITARY CONSTITUENCY: One unit is the only part into which another unit can be analysed.

As opposed to MULTIPLE CONSTITUENCY, where a unit is divided into two or more immediate constituents.

THE STRUCTURE OF THE ENGLISH SENTENCE

From that:

• 
  SIMPLE SENTENCE: One CLAUSE (immediate constituent)
  
• 
  COMPOUND SENTENCE: Two or more CLAUSES at the same level.
  

e.g.: Third-generation devices will become commonplace soon, and their cost will increasingly be reduced. (COORDINATION)