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SENTENCE PATTERNSALL ABOUT SENTENCE:

Sentence is a group of words that form a complete thought (meaning).

The two heroes of the Sentence are: Subject and Verb

Fragment is an incomplete sentence lacking subject, verb, or both.

We start a sentence with Capital etter and end it with (.) !eriod

Rn!On Sentences are two or more sentences that "run on each other# because of lack 

of punctuation and conjunction.

Sentences can "e: #T$PES O F SENTENCES%

&' (ECLARAT)*E #Statements%

E+: $he students are going to a field trip.

,' )NTERRO-AT)*E #.estions%

E+: %re &ou coming' hat is it' t*s ama+ing, isn*t it'

/' )0PERAT)*E #orders and re.ests%

E+: pen the door. pen the door please.

1' E+CLA0ATOR$ #emotions and fee2ings%

E+: h, what a da&-

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Based on their STRUCTURE Sentences can "e:

&' S)0PLE

These sentences have one complete though. Simple sentences can have more than one

subject and verb and are not necessar& short.

E+: $om, Sam, and %nna are dancing and singing.

,' CO0PLE+

These sentences have two or more  thoughts (clauses) where one is a (e3endent s 

and one is an )nde3endent sentence'

Com32e4 Sentences are formed with S"ordinating Con5nctions

E+: hen $ome came home, %nna was sleeping.

Some e4am32es of S"ordinating Con5nctions #SC% are:

When Before Since Becase Unti2After A2thogh )f Whi2e As

6 Pnctation with SC:  ever a 7  before SC

SC /ependent 7 ndependent but ndependent (no comma) SC /ependent

/' CO0POUN(

These sentences ha8e two or more thought where ALL are )nde3endent

Sentences and are formed with Coordinating Conjunctions.

E+: $om was watching $V, and %nna was washing the dishes.

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The Coordinating Con5nctions #CC% are:

ForAnd

Nor

But

Or

$et

So

Glossary of Terms

Adjective  0 a word that modifies a noun, is used before the noun or after 

a inking Verb and forms Subject Complement. ( % nice girl, $he girl

is nice)

Adverbial word/phrase  0 functions as an adverb and modifies verb,

adjective, or other adverb. t answers to uestions "2ow'# "hen'# and"here'# (2e is smiling happily. She is a very nice woman. 2e loves

her very much. Yesterday, the& went home.)

Linking verb 0 a verb that reuires a subject complement to be

complete. inking verbs are followed b& adjective or a noun.

(She is nice. 2e is a doctor.)

inking Verbs are3 be (am, is, are, was, were), appear, seem, look,

eel, become, grow, etc.

!irect "bject  0 a noun4pronoun following a transitive verb5 it names

the recei v e r of the verb*s action. t answers to the uestion "(hom'#

and "hat'# ( saw her. She bought a book )

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#ndirect object 0 a noun4pronoun alwa&s used onl& when there is a

/irect bject and stands before /irect bject. t names the reci p ie n t of 

the direct object. ( wrote him a letter. She teaches us 6nglish)