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 CHAP. I ANALYSIS IN OUTLINE 5 If we omit the complement, and say "That grief drove him," or "He seems," the sentences are almost meaningless. It is the complement which furnishes what was wanted to complete the sense in either sentence.

7. Extension of Finite Verb. — The Finite verb is said to be "extended," when its meaning is increased by an adverb or by some word or words that have the force of an adverb : —

That grief nearly drove him mad. That grief drove him mad all of a sudden.

Here the meaning of "drove" is extended in the first sentence by the adverb nearly, and in the second by the adverbial phrase all of a sudden.

Sometimes the Finite verb is extended by a clause. A clause so used is called an Adverb-clause, because it has the force of an adverb : —

The news drove him mad, as soon as he heard it.

The sentence italicised extends the meaning of "drove" by mentioning the time of the action.

8. Scheme of Analysis. — Sentences are analysed according to the following scheme, the details of which have been already explained in §§ 3-7 : —

The new master soon put the class into good order. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Evil communications corrupt good manners. Without any necessity, he asked me a rude question. I. Subject. 1 II. Predicate. Nominative Enlarge- or i T^,?! 1 Finite Verb. Equivalent! ^-^-; Completion of Finite Verb. Extension of Finite Verb. Object. Complement. master (1) The (2) new put the class into good order soon. bird (1)A (2) in the hand is worth two in the bush. communi- Evil cations corrupt good manners. ! He 1 asked (l)me (2) a rude question without any necessity.