Two-member basics
What are the two essential principal parts that make up a two-member sentence?
The Subject and the Predicate.
Example: "The student (S) listened (P)."
True or False: One-member sentences are structurally incomplete because they are missing a subject or a predicate.
False. They are structurally complete and fully functional on their own.
What is the main difference between an elliptical (incomplete) sentence and a one-member sentence?
An elliptical sentence is missing words that can be easily restored from the surrounding context, whereas a one-member sentence is structurally complete as it is.
What does a simple two-member sentence need to have in order to be classified as "extended"?
Secondary parts of the sentence
What do we call a one-member sentence whose principal part is expressed by a noun or a noun phrase?
A nominal or nominative sentence.
Is the following sentence one-member or elliptical: "Silence."?
One-member (Nominal)
In the sentence "To speak English fluently is my ultimate goal," what is the complete grammatical subject?
"To speak English fluently"
(It is an infinitive phrase acting as the subject).
In English, what specific "dummy" word is used to fill the subject slot in an impersonal sentence?
"It"
In a casual conversation, someone asks, "Are you coming to the library?" and you reply, "Later." What type of sentence is "Later."?
An elliptical (incomplete) sentence.
Identify the subject and the predicate in this passive sentence: "The final thesis was submitted by the student."
The subject is "The final thesis" and the predicate is "was submitted".
Which subtype of verbal one-member sentence does this fall under: "They say it's bad luck to break a mirror"?
An indefinite-personal sentence
Proverbial sentences like "You reap what you sow" belong to which specific verbal one-member category?
Generalized-personal sentences
What is the term for a sentence that contains two or more predicative centers, such as "I studied, and she slept"?
A composite sentence (specifically, a compound sentence).
What subtype of verbal one-member sentence is used to state a command or request, where the agent is clearly understood as "you"
A definite-personal sentence
"Please, close the door."
Why do we classify the sentence "It feels stuffy in here" as an impersonal one-member sentence instead of a standard two-member sentence?
Because the word "It" has no real semantic meaning or physical referent.