B. Principal Parts of the Sentence. Subject.

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Exercise 1.9. Find the subject and say what it is expressed by.

1. 1. The sulky waiter brought my tea.

2. 2. Marcellus slowly turned his head.

3. 3. Ada's is a noble heart.

4. 4. We heard Montgomery shouting my name.

5. 5. That set me thinking of my plan of action.

6. 6. Both wanted the job and neither agreed to compromise.

7. 7. All were clad in the same silky material.

8. 8. One cannot read without commas and periods.

9. 9. Anyone can be silent for a minute.

10. 10. Everyone come here.

11. 11. Theirs is not a very comfortable lodging.

12. 12. Who tore the book?

13. 13. The unusual should never be confused with the impossible.

14. 14. The wounded were taken good care of.

15. 15. Two are company and three are not.

16. 16. The two were quite unable to do anything.

17. 17. The first and fourth stood beside him in the water.

18. 18. To live is to work.

19. 19. To be a rich man is not always roses and beauty.

20. 20. For him to come was impossible.

21. 21. It was hard for her to hear those bitter words.

22. 22. Lying doesn't go well with me.

23. 23. Winning the war is what counts.

24. 24. It's useless speaking to her now.

25. 25. It's raining too hard for me to go out.

26. 26. Annette's being French might upset him a little.

27. 27. On is a preposition.

28. 28. No is his usual reply to any request.

29. 29. My lord and lady have been called away.

30. 30. My lord and master has been called away.

31. 31. Ham and eggs is a good breakfast.

32. 32. There's a lot of truth in what he said.

33. 33. How to get there is another matter.

34. 34. What you decide is nothing to me.

35. 35. It is strange that you should have heard nothing.

36. 36. She was sure to succeed.

37. 37. The lock was found broken.

Exercise 1.10. Analyze the kinds of the sentences.

Laura was terribly nervous. Tossing the velvet ribbon over her shoulder, she said to a woman standing by, “Is this Mrs.Scott's house?” and the woman, smiling queerly, said, “It is, my lass.” Oh, to be away from this! She actually said, “Help me, God!” as she walked up the tiny path and knocked. To be away from these staring eyes, or to be covered up in anything, one of those women's shawls even! I'll just leave the basket and go, she decided. I won't even wait for it to be emptied.

Then the door opened. A little woman in black showed in the gloom.

Laura said, “So you are Mrs.Scott, are you.” But to her horror the woman said, “Walk in, please, miss,” and she was shut in the passage. “No,” said Laura, “I don't want to come in. Will you please let me leave this basket?”

The little woman in the gloomy passage barely seemed to hear her. “Could you step this way, please,” she said in an oily voice, and Laura followed her.

Exercise 1.11. Analyze the structure of the sentences.

1. 1. We must go to meet the bus. Wouldn't do to miss it.

2. 2. Obedient little trees, fulfilling their duty.

3. 3. He knew very little about what was going on in the world. Lived like a mole. Lived on his own fat like a bear in winter.

4. 4. He wants to write a play for me. One act. One man. Decides to commit suicide.

5. 5. A beautiful day, quite warm.

6. 6. “What do you want?” - “Bandages, stuff for wounded.”

7. 7. “How did he look?” - “Gray but otherwise much the same.” - “What about his daughter?” - “Pretty.”

8. 8. And then the silent and the beauty of this camp at night. The stars. The mystic shadow water.

9. 9. Garden at the Manor house. A flight of gray stone steps leads up to the house. The garden, an old-fashioned one, full of roses. Time of year, July. Basket chairs, and a table covered with books, are set under a large tree.

Exercise 1.12. Find and analyze the subject.

1. 1. There was no sign of any of the other guests.

2. 2. Something impersonal and humble in that action seemed to reassure the Consul.

3. 3. Now, there is nothing intimate in sharing an umbrella.

4. 4. The sight of them, so intent and so quick, gave Bertha a curious shiver.

5. 5. What time is it? - Eight in the morning.

6. 6. Still, the good of mankind was worth working for.

7. 7. Sometimes the past injects itself into the present with a peculiar force.

8. 8. Forgetting some things is a diffiicult matter.

9. 9. To cross from one end to the other was difficult because of the water.

10. 10. There was an eagerness and excitement in the faces of the men.

11. 11. Let's get out quick. It's no good wasting time.

12. 12. Yes, that did sound rather far-fetched and absurd.

13. 13. To live on good terms with people one must share their work and interests.

14. 14. These three deemed themselves the queens of the school.

15. 15. Who knew these people. Who were they? What were they?

16. 16. High and low all made fun of him.

17. 17. It's a point of discipline for a woman to look at her best.

18. 18. And now his heir and nephew has begun to bid for his uncle's favor.

19. 19. It's so cold, it's almost freezing.

20. 20. The boy was named Charlie.