Subject
Winnie and her sister will sing at the recital this evening.
Winnie, sister
The dogs are playing with their ball.
the subject of the sentence is ‘dogs’ and the verb used is plural in nature, ‘are playing’.
Singing the words out loud helped him with his stammer.
Gerund
I saw a man who esa crying
•i saw a man: main clause
•who esa crying: subordinate clause
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Interrogative
My dog is the one in the middle.
Dog
The captain and coach of the team has been sacked.
In case these were two different individuals, two articles need to be used: The captain and the coach of the team have been sacked.
She needed to find a lot of money quickly.
Infinitive
The profesor asked many questions but no one could answer
• the profesor asked Many questions: main clause
• but no one could answer: subordinate clause
She is going to fall!
exclamatory
The birds and the bees are flying in the trees.
birds, bees
Everyone is selfish.
We do not use 'are' in this sentence.
I started by photographing birds in my garden
Gerund
i met a friend who helped me a lot
• i met a friend: main clause
•who helped me a lot: subordinate clause
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Imperative
My brother and his best friend are forming a band.
brother, best friend
Some milk is spoilt.
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I showed her the best way to make a Yorkshire pudding.
Infinitive
They contacted the customer who had not paid the bill
•They contacted the customer: main clause
•who had not paid the bill: subordinate clause
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Declarative
The woman in the back of the room asked a question.
woman
Neither you nor your dogs know how to behave.
Either of the books is fine for MAT preparation.
Baked in the oven for over six hours, the roast was ruined.
Participle
He does not like the people who smoke
•He does not like the people: main clause
•who smoke: subordinate clause
The butter was in the cupboard yesterday.
Declarative