Questions

General Questions	Are you coming with us? – Yes, I am. Do you like sweets? – No, I don’t. Will they call us tomorrow? – Yes, they will. Has he left? – No, he hasn’t.
	Aren’t you coming with us? Don’t you like jam? Won’t they call us tomorrow? Hasn’t he left?
Special Questions	What did you do last week-end? How much did it cost? What dress did you wear? Where did you go? When did you set off? Who/Whom did you visit? How did you travel there? Which road did you take? Why did you choose that place? How long did you stay there?
	Why didn’t you travel by car? Who hasn’t returned yet?

Imperatives

Orders and requests

Be careful. Everybody, stand up. Let’s visit them. Open the window, please. Have another helping, will you? Pass me the salt, please. Don’t open the window! Don’t make noise!

Compound sentences

The rain stopped and we set off. The rain stopped, the sun appeared from behind the clouds.

COMPLEX SENTENCES, LINKING OF THE CLAUSES

С помощью подчинительных союзов	We stayed at home because/as it was raining.
С помощью союзных слов	I do not know where she lives and what she does.
Бессоюзным способом	The girl we met there showed us the way.

Parts of the sentence subject

Noun	The sun rises in the east. Cats catch mice.
Pronoun	They like jam. That is fine. Everybody stood up. Theirs is a very nice place. Who broke my cup? One must honour one’s parents. It is cold in winter.
Numeral	Ten is more than nine.
Infinitive	To hesitate is fatal.
Gerund	Swimming is my favourite sport.
Phrase	Bread and butter is good for you.

SIMPLE PREDICATE

Личная форма глагола в любом времени, залоге и наклонении	He writes books. He is writing a new book now. He has written some books. He will write another one next year. He would write detective stories if he could.
Фразеологическое выражение, которое воспринимается как единое целое	Tim takes care of his sister. We took part in the ceremony. We had a smoke. She gave a cry. He gave a start.