What is prayer?
A prayer is an utterance that may or may not have a complete meaning. It is made up of subject and predicate, which means that the sentence always contains a verb. Examples:
1. I fear for your health.
It is a prayer that has complete meaning and whose message is conveyed around the verb “fear”.
2. I don't know if he comes here at home.
There are two sentences here, one with a complete meaning (I don't know - message around the verb “I know”) and another that doesn't have a complete meaning (if he comes here at home - message around the verb “come”). Note that the second sentence depends on the first to make sense.
types of prayer
The clauses can be: absolute, coordinated or subordinate.
absolute prayer - it is so called when there is only one prayer, that is, the period is simple. Example: Take in the beauty of flowers.
coordinated prayer - when the period is composed, but the clauses are independent, not needing the others to make sense. Example: I arrived, took off my shoes, took a deep breath and threw myself on the couch.
There are four prayers here, each with full meaning. First prayer (I've arrived), second prayer (I took off my shoes), third prayer (I took a deep breath), and fourth prayer (I threw myself on the couch).
Subordinate clause - when the period is composed and the sentences depend on each other to make sense. Example: If you need help, call.
There are two prayers here. The first (If you need help) needs the second prayer (call to make sense).
Difference between prayer and phrase
Sentence and sentence are distinguished by the fact that the sentence does not always have a complete sense and always has a verb, while a sentence always has a complete sense and does not always contain a verb.
Example of prayer: Are you serious?
Sample sentence: Really?
coordinated prayers
coordinated prayers they are sentences of the compound period that behave independently, that is, they do not syntactically depend on the others. They can be: syndectic or asyndetic.
At syndectic coordinated prayers they are linked through conjunction: Example: Lay down and fell asleep.
(Prayer 1: Lay down. Prayer 2: fell asleep. Conjunction: e).
At asyndetic coordinated prayers they are not connected by connectives. Example: We go out, have dinner, dance, laugh. (Prayer 1: We left. Prayer 2: We have dinner. Prayer 3: we dance. Prayer 4: we laugh).
Subordinate clauses
Subordinate clauses they are sentences of the compound period that syntactically depend on each other. They can be: nouns, adjectives or adverbials.
At substantive subordinate clauses they can perform different functions: subject, nominal predicate, verbal complement, nominal complement and bet. Example: Did someone say the teacher would not come?
Prayer 1: Someone said. Prayer 2: that the teacher would come. Clause 2 has the function of a direct object because it completes the meaning of the verb “said”, without the need to use a preposition.
At adjective subordinate clauses exercise the function of adjunct adjunct. Example: I spoke with Ana who has blue eyes.
Prayer 1: I spoke with Ana. Prayer 2: that she has blue eyes. Clause 2 plays the role of adnominal adjunct, because it specifies who Anna I spoke to - Anna who has blue eyes.
At adverbial subordinate clauses exercise the function of adverbial adjunct. Example: He sings like a nightingale sings.
Prayer 1: He sings. Prayer 2: as a nightingale sings. Clause 2 plays the role of an adverbial adverbial of comparison, because it compares someone's way of singing with that of the nightingale.
For you to understand better:
- phrase, prayer and period
- reduced prayers
- Essential terms of prayer
- Terms that are part of the sentence
- Accessory terms of prayer