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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)