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certainly, of course, all right, sure 
when these words are used 
independently but not inserted parenthetically into a sentence: ”But, 
mother, do you really think it’s a good idea?” said Laura… -“Of 
course!”(Mansfield). 
Set expressions of polite address also form one member 
sentences
:” Have a drink?” -“Thanks, very much!”( Golsworthy). 
2.Sentences with only one predication are called 
two
- 
member simple sentences
: The child is sleeping. This sentence is non-

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extended, as it consists of only the subject and the predicate ( main parts 
of the sentence). 
A simple sentence containing secondary parts of speech besides 
the predication is called extended two-member sentence. An extended 
two-member sentence contains subject, predicate and secondary parts 
of the sentence. There are simple sentences with several subjects to one 
predicate or several predicates to one subject. 
A sentence with several subjects to one predicate or several 
predicates to one subject is called contracted simple sentences : The 
teacher came up to the pupil and stood there watching his writing 
Types of two-member simple sentences
according to the subject 
referring to no particular person or persons but to people in general: 
1. 
Impersonal two-member simple sentences
where the subject 
expresses natural phenomenon, time and distance. In this case the
pronoun “ it”is used in the function of the subject: It is getting dark; It 
is five minutes past six; It is a long way to the station. 
In English there is an impersonal two-member simple sentence 
where the pronoun “it” is used in the function of introducing the 
sentence with the subject referring to no particular person or thing: It 
is no use disguising facts; It was curious to observe that child. 
2.