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CHAPTER III THE SENTENCE（第1页）
CHAPTERIIITHESENTENCE
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&enassemblageofwedastoveyadeterminatesense，inotherwords，toexpressapletethoughtoridea。Nomatterhowshort，itmustefiniteverbaeheaoftheverb。
"Birdsfly?""Fishswim?""Menwalk?"—aresentences。
&encealarts，somethiahingsaidaboutit。Thewordorwordsindigokenaboutformwhatiscalledthesubjedthewordorwordsindigwhatissaidaboutitformwhatiscalledthepredicate。
Ien，birds，fishahesubjects，whilefly，swimandredicates。
&hreekiences，simple，poundandplex。
Thesimplesentenceexpressesasiandsistsofoae，as，"Manismortal。"
Apouesoftwoormoresimplesentencesofequalimportasofwhichareeitherexpressedoruood，as，"Themenworkihewomenworkinthehousehold，"or"Themenworkihewomeninthehousehold"or"Themenandwomenworkinthefieldsandinthehousehold。"
Aplexsesoftwoormoresimplesentenbioheothertopleteitsmeaning?as?"Wheurns，Ishallgoonmyva。"Herethewords，"wheurns"aredepeherestoftheseheirmeaning。
Aclauseisaseparatepartofaplexse;wheurns"iexample。
Aphrasesistsoftwoormorewordswithoutafiniteverb。
Withoutafiniteverbweanythingoridea，thereforeweosentence。
Infinitivesandparticipleswhicharetheisoftheverbotbepredicates。"Ilooki"iseisnotapleteaexpressed。Whenwehearsuexpressionas&qualo，"wewaitforsomethiobeadded，somethingmoreaffirmedaboutthedog，whetherhebitorbarkedorfelldeadorwasrunover。
Thusiheremustbeafiolimitthesubject。
&heverbistrais，wheionothappenwithoutaffeethihiediscalledtheobject。
Thusin"killedAbel"theaofthekilliedAbel。Ihascaughtamouse，"mouseistheobjectoftheg。
