A. PATTERN 1: N be Adj There is relationship between the noun and the verb, and we can describe this noun-verb relationship by saying that the noun is tied to the verb , and the noun is the subject of the verb. In this pattern the grammatical meaning of the subject is "that which is described." If the noun changed to the plural form, we must also change the verb to the plural form." Examples: Man is clever. Men are clever. We can test for pattern 1 by adding (very): Man is very clever. B. PATTERN 2: N be UW The verb be in pattern 2 usually has the meaning of "be located" and the third position is occupied by a type of uninflected word (adverbial). Words of this type include here, there, up, down, in, out, inside, outside, upstairs, downstairs, on, off, now, then, tomorrow, yesterday, over, through, above, below, before, after. Up, in, and out. Examples: The boy is there. The cars were outside. Also the third position can be occupied by prepositional ph...
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