Grammar learning notes（I） Summary I.How to make a simple sentence in English? 1.Each English simple sentence must has a subject and a predicate(a predicate verb). For example: ①I am lily.(“I” is a subject; ”am” is a verb. ) ②Lily studies hard. (“Lily” is a subject; ”studies” is a verb. ) 2. Sometimes, It becomes an imperative sentence, if the subject is omitted. For example: ①Work hard.=(You should) work hard. ②Be quiet.=(You should) be quiet. ③Don’t fool around.= (You should not) fool around. II. How to make a simple sentence in Chinese? Some Chinese grammar books say that there are subject-predicate sentences and non-predicate sentences, but I think we can understand them well by English grammatical system . 1. Each Chinese simple sentence also has a subject and a predicate. The different between two languages is which word or phrase can be the predicate. In English, verb is the only one which is allowed to be a predicate. But in Chinese,verbs, adjectives, subject-predicate phrases and nouns can be the predicate. For example: ① verb-predicate sentence（动词谓语句） 我有一本书。= I have a book. ② adjective-predicate sentence形容词谓语句 今天很热。= It’s very hot today. ③ subject-predicate sentence（主谓谓语句） 我头疼。= I have a headache. ④ noun-predicate sentence（名词谓语句） 今天星期一。= It’s Monday today. 2.Some non-predicate sentences omit some elemmets,too. For example: ①下雨了。=（天）下雨了=It’s raining. ②多美的花呀！=（这是）多美的花呀！=what a beautiful flower(it is)! ③好冷！=（今天）好冷！=how cold (it is)!