English grammer urgent

Question

how can they be used as a subject or an object ?

To infinitive ( to +verb ) example : to leave /not to be

Noun clauses example : what I need

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Answer 1

最愛解答

They (subject) are going on a picnic now.

The house was built by them(object).

^To leave( to+verb) To infinitive eg:-

I hate to leave home.

The plane leaves HK airport at 12:00.

My secretary has threatened to leave the office !

Bad students leave school at 15 .

To leave your wife dead after the murder.

She's leaving him for good.

not to be=not to leave--:-eg:-

to not do something or deal with something now:-

Leave the dishes (not to be cleaned now).

Why do you always leave everything until ordered to leave ?

Leave the door closed(=not open),please.

Don't leave her waiting when hurt !

She was to leave me with the impression that she was unhappy.

Is there anything left ?(= past tense of leave.)

What was left to me was what I need.

To leave from a place without taking her with you.

I've left my money on the bus.

Don't leave any of your belongings behind.

We had to leave the baby behind !

She left nothing to her son !

So I was left to cope on my own in life.

Someone left this banknote not for you ; not to be meant for you , but.....

Noun clause eg:-what I need.A noun cl.can be used as subject:-

eg:-What I need is an umbrella.

eg:-What I need surprised them.

As object:-

eg:-He gave me what I need.

eg:-He told her to buy what I need.

As object of preposition:-

eg:-It depends on what I need.

eg:-Don't ask on what I need.

eg:-Parents could not understand on what I need.

eg:-I agree about what I need.

eg:-Look at what I need.

Answer 2

What can be used as Subject or Object or Complement in a sentence?

- noun, pronoun, noun phrase

- infinitive phrase

- gerund phrase

- noun clause

2015-07-17 23:02:17 補充：

e.g. What I need is not to be a victim of your greed for power.

What I need - noun clause - subject

not to be a victim of your greed for power - infinitive phrase - subject complement

2015-07-17 23:05:09 補充：

e.g. To leave you makes me think of what I need.

To leave you - infinitive phrase - subject

what I need - noun clause - object of preposition "of"

Answer 3

They killed the boy. (They = subject)

The teacher punished them. (Them as a form of "they" = object)

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