原始起源
英语是一门逐渐发展演变的语言,早在远古时期,英语的结构其实只有以下这两种,即简单句的原始结构。
主+谓+宾 主+系+表
主语:主语是一个句子所叙述的主体,一般位于句首。在原始的简单句中,主语可由名词、代词、数词、名词化的形容词表示。例如:
During the 1990s, Americancountry musichas become more and more popular.(名词)
Weoften speak English in class.(代词)
One-thirdof the students in this class are girls.(数词)
The richshould help the poor.(名词化的形容词)
谓语(动词):谓语说明主语所做的动作或具有的特征和状态。动词在句中作谓语,一般放在主语之后。谓语的构成如下:
1.简单谓语:由一个动词或动词短语构成。如:He practicesrunning every morning.
2.复合谓语:(1)由情态动词或其他助动词加动词原形构成。如:You may keepthe book for two weeks. He has caughta bad cold. (2)由系动词加表语构成。如:We are students.
在英语中一个简单句只能有一个谓语动词(知道为什么吗),而且,我们平时学习的时态是针对谓语动词来说。如果以do为例,do, did ,have done, will do, had done, is/am/are doing, was/were doing, would do。在简单句中,谓语动词和主语是句子的核心,是不可以随意删掉的。
宾语:宾语表示动作的对象或承受者,一般位于及物动词和介词后面。例如:
They went to see an exhibition(展览)yesterday.(名词)
The heavy rain prevented mefrom coming to school on time.(代词)
How many dictionaries do you have? I have five.(数词)
They helped the oldwith their housework yesterday.(名词化形容词)
表语:表语用以说明主语的身份、特征和状态,它一般位于系动词(如be, become, get, look, grow, turn, seem等)之后。表语一般由名词、代词、形容词、分词、数词。
Our teacher of English is anAmerican.(名词)
Is it yours?(代词)
The weather has turned cold.(形容词)
The speech is exciting.(分词)
Three times seven is twenty one?(数词)