英文gramma動詞問題

每個英文句子都可以過多一個動詞. 不一定過要多過一個subject.
一個subject可以有兩個 verbs.

A compound verb consists of two or more verbs joined by a conjunction and having the same subject.
例如:
She traveled and lectured much of her life.
Mother will sell or rent the house.

"It was terrifying" said Sam who changed his mind, signed a long term contract.
[這句子有run-on sentence, not quite right.]

這句子有四個 verbs, 分別是 was, said, changed 和 signed.
只有 said 是 main verb. 又是 reporting verb , 因為有 direct speech.
"was" 是 verb of the direct speech. "changed" 和 "signed" 是 verbs of the adjective clause.
terrifying不是verb, 是 adjective.

RUN-ON SENTENCE:

it is not an easy game, we go 1-0 down. ~ grammatically wrong.
嚴格來說, 這句子是文法上的錯誤. In English, we call it “Run-on sentence.”

A run-on sentence consists of two or more sentences separated only by a comma or by no mark of punctuation.
It is not an easy game and we go 1-0 down. (correct)
It is not an easy game; we go 1-0 down. (correct) Use a semi-colon in this case.

Use a semi-colon between independent clauses in a sentence if they are not joined by and, but or nor, for, yet.

I came, I saw, I conquered. – by Julius Caesar
這句子是文法錯誤, 雖然講者是凱撒大帝, 翻譯不理文法, 直譯.

said is a verb.

And "who changed his mind , signed a long term contract" is describing Sam and it 's seperated.


it is not an easy game, we go 1-0 down.

it's alright to have 2 verbs in this case and it involve two main clause.

{Main clause}, {Main clause}.

Main clause = Subject + Verb + Object.

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