I am Shahd Alian, but you can call me shahd for short. I am living in Gaza, Palestine. I am Palestinian. I am currently studying at Al-Aqsa University. I love my studies and dont like not being able to use english in my enviroment.
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1. “I am Shahd Alian”
✅ This is a complete sentence (independent clause).
Structure:
Subject: I
Linking verb: am
Subject complement: Shahd Alian (renames the subject, not a direct object)
2. “but you can call me Nica for short”
✅ This is a dependent clause because it begins with the conjunction “but”.
It cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
Structure:
Subject: you
Modal verb: can call
Object: me
Complement: shahd
3. “I am living in Gaza, Palestine”
✅ This is a complete sentence (independent clause) in declarative form.
Structure:
Subject: I
Verb phrase: am living
Prepositional phrase: in Gaza, Palestine
4. “I am Palestinian”
✅ This is a complete sentence (independent clause).
Structure:
Subject: I
Linking verb: am
Subject complement: Palestinian (describes the subject)
5. “I am currently studying at Al-Aqsa University”
✅ This is a complete sentence (independent clause).
Structure:
Subject: I
Verb phrase: am studying
Prepositional phrase: at Al-Aqsa University
6. “I love my studies and dont like not being able to use english in my enviroment
✅ This is a single independent clause with a compound predicate.
Structure:
Subject: I
Two verbs connected by and:
love my studies
dont like not being able to use english in my enviroment
❗ It is not multiple clauses—just one clause with two actions.
