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Sentence Patterns: Clause Elements and Diagnostics

Identify subject, verb, object, complement and adverbial, then use verb meaning and sentence completeness to determine the core clause pattern.

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Sentence Patterns: Clause Elements and Diagnostics

Identify subject, verb, object, complement and adverbial, then use verb meaning and sentence completeness to determine the core clause pattern.

Source: TNPSC Lab original editorial grammar resource · GENERIC_GRAMMAR_V1 · hash-addressed

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