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THE SIMPLE SENTENCE - Coggle Diagram

- - - - occurs before the verb phrase in declarative clauses, and immediately after the operator in questions
        
        has number and person concord, where applicable, with the verb phrase.
    - - like a subject, is a noun phrase or clause with nominal function
        
        normally follows the subject and the verb phrase
        
        by the passive transformation, assumes the status of subject。
    - - is a noun phrase, an adjective phrase, or a clause with nominal function, having a co-referential relation with the subject (or object
        
        follows the subject, verb phrase, and(if one is present) object
        
        does not become subject through the passive transformation
    - - is an adverb phrase，adverbial clause，noun phrase，or pre- positional phrase
        
        is generally mobile, ie is capable of occurring in more than one position in the clause;
        
        is generally optional, may added to or removed from a sentence without affecting its acceptability, but cf the cbligatory adverbial of the SVA and SVOA patterns。
    - - where both objects are present, precedes the DIRECT OBJECT (except in rare instances like BrE Give it me), and is semantically equivalent to a prepositional phrase。
- - - - John opened the door.
    - - The key can open the door.
    - - Many people criticized her.
    - - I've found you a place.
    - - The bus holds forty people. = 40 people can sit in the bus.
    - - Tomorrow is my birthday. = It is my birthday tomorrow.
    - - The meeting ended successfully.
    - - It's wonderful to meet you.
    - - with stative verbs
        
        current: He is my brother.
        resulting: he became restless.
      - with dynamic verbs
        
        current: I eat the meat cold.
        resulting: He painted the wall blue.
  - - - Affected: - We opened the door.
      - Effected: - He invented the telephone.
      - Locative: - We passed the building.
    - - Affected: - We paid him a visit.
      - Recipient: - We gave him some money.
  - - - Current attribute: He is tired.
      - Resulting attribute: He becomes tired.
    - - Current attribute: We found the room empty.
      - Resulting attribute: They left the room empty.