Sentence and Disjunctive Questions. E.g
The rules of syntagmatic division
When we speak, we make pauses, necessary for understanding. They divide the speech-flow into syntagms. The syntagmatic division depends on the tempo and style of speech. The slow colloquial style is characterized by a greater number of intonation-groups than the rapid colloquial.
e.g. Tomorrow\ we meet at eight. (slow) Tomorrow we meet at eight. (fast) Simple extended sentence 1. The subject group and the predicate group consisting of more than one word form separate syntagms (extended subject group).
e.g. John’s sister \entered the room. BUT John’s sister entered.
Note: One-word subject can form a separate syntagm if it is emphasized.
e.g. Mary is John’s sister.
2. Homogeneous predicates or other members of the sentence.
e.g. John came \but he didn’t stay long.
The teacher spoke of our country \and its development program.
3. An adverbial parenthetical phrase at the beginning of the sentence.
e.g. A few minutes later \we heard a ring at the door.
To tell you the truth he’s never late. BUT He’s never late, to tell you the truth.
Note: In slow speech participial, gerundial, infinitive, prepositional phrases can form syntagms in sentence-final position.
e.g. She is sitting by the window, reading a book.
We too have a house in a London suburb.
4. An apposition makes up a separate syntagm.
e.g. Kyiv,\ the capital of Ukraine,\ is a very beautiful city.
5. Alternative and disjunctive questions.
e.g. Do you live here \or out of town?
You live here,\ don’t you?
Complex and compound sentences
They make two syntagms.
e.g. If you are late, ask the permission to come in.
He was late, and he didn’t come in.
Note: Two-member principle clause and the object clause as a subordinate one are joined into one syntagm.
e.g. He says he was late.
I think he was
When we speak, we make pauses, necessary for understanding. They divide the speech-flow into syntagms. The syntagmatic division depends on the tempo and style of speech. The slow colloquial style is characterized by a greater number of intonation-groups than the rapid colloquial.
e.g. Tomorrow\ we meet at eight. (slow) Tomorrow we meet at eight. (fast) Simple extended sentence 1. The subject group and the predicate group consisting of more than one word form separate syntagms (extended subject group).
e.g. John’s sister \entered the room. BUT John’s sister entered.
Note: One-word subject can form a separate syntagm if it is emphasized.
e.g. Mary is John’s sister.
2. Homogeneous predicates or other members of the sentence.
e.g. John came \but he didn’t stay long.
The teacher spoke of our country \and its development program.
3. An adverbial parenthetical phrase at the beginning of the sentence.
e.g. A few minutes later \we heard a ring at the door.
To tell you the truth he’s never late. BUT He’s never late, to tell you the truth.
Note: In slow speech participial, gerundial, infinitive, prepositional phrases can form syntagms in sentence-final position.
e.g. She is sitting by the window, reading a book.
We too have a house in a London suburb.
4. An apposition makes up a separate syntagm.
e.g. Kyiv,\ the capital of Ukraine,\ is a very beautiful city.
5. Alternative and disjunctive questions.
e.g. Do you live here \or out of town?
You live here,\ don’t you?
Complex and compound sentences
They make two syntagms.
e.g. If you are late, ask the permission to come in.
He was late, and he didn’t come in.
Note: Two-member principle clause and the object clause as a subordinate one are joined into one syntagm.
e.g. He says he was late.
I think he was