Verb-subject patterns

Structure 1

V = Verb; S = Subject

 there       V                         S          

There      are      the results of the election

Structure 2

V = Verb; S = Subject

here        V                          S  

Here        is         the result of the election

Remember that there and here introduce verb-subject order.

Avoid using a verb that does not agree with the subject.

Structure 3

S = Subject; V = Verb

negative  auxiliary    S         V

   Never        have        I        seen        so much snow

Remember that negatives include phrases like not one, not once, never again, only rarely, and very seldom.

Auxiliaries must agree with verbs.

Avoid using a subject before the auxiliary in this pattern.

EXAMPLE:

om personal home page    |    om toefl