Ignas' Presentation_Sentence Structure

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SENTENCESTRUCTURE

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A group of words that contains a

subject and a verb and expresses a

complete thought

Sentence

He looks tired.

subject verb


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tells the action, sometimes just

links the subject with the rest of

the sentence

Verb

The car hit the pedestrian.

Action

verb


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I feel sick.

My husband is a business man.

Linking

verb

A sentence ends with a period (.), an

exclamation point (!), or a question

mark (?)


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Practice: Fragment (F) or Sentence (S)

1. ____ Billy lives in a big apartment.

2. ____ My mother breakfast every morning.

3. ____ Is incredibly delicious.4. ____ Does carol have car?

5. ____ They my cousin from Sulawesi.

S

F

F

F

S


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Practice: Fragment (F) or Sentence (S)

6. ____ You a student?

7. ____ Michael likes classical music.

8. ____ The girls play soccer after school.9. ____ Nancy and Jeannie very best friend

10. ____ I am from North Sumatra

F

S

S

F

S


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A clause

a group of words (a phrase) that contains a

subject and a verb.

ecology is a science to protect the environment

because pollution

causes cancer

after working all day

Which ones are clauses?

clauses not clauses


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Clause type

independent clause

has one SV

combination

expresses a

complete thought

can be a sentence

by itself

begins with a

subordinator

cannot be a

sentence by itself

is one of three

types: adverb

adjective or noun

dependent clause


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Subordinators

(Subordinating Conjunctions)

Clause connectors

subordinators

Reason Because, since, as

Time before, after, when, while, until, as soon

as

Contrast Although, even though, though

Condition If, whether, unless, as if

Relation Who, whom, which, whose, that


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coordinators(Coordinating Conjunctions)

Clause connectors

for

and

nor

but

or

yet

so

FAN BOYS


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Conjunctive Adverbs

Clause connectors

Time Then, immediately, meanwhile,

now, etc

Contrast However, nevertheless, yet, still,

etc

Comparison Likewise, similarly, also, again

Concession Although, of course, perhaps, and

yetDemonstration For example, in particular, in fact

Sequence First, last, next, then, finally


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Conjunctive Adverbs

Clause connectors

Result Accordingly, consequently, hence,

etc

Purpose For this reason, to this purposeConclusion Indeed, accordingly, as a result, to

sum up, in brief, in other words


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We cancelled our picnic because it rained.

Independent

Example:

dependent


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There are four kinds of sentences in

English

English

Sentences

Simple Sentences

Compound Sentences

Complex Sentences

Compound-Complex

Sentences


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a sentence that has one subject-verbcombination

(one independent clause)

A simple sentence

1. My younger sister speaks English well. (S V)

2. My father and mother speak English well. (SS V)3. My friend is a lawyer and has a good job. (S VV)

4. My husband and I speak and write English well.

(SS VV)

Sentences utilizing a compound subject,

verb, or object are still simple sentences

because they only have one clause.


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a sentence that has two or more subject-verb combination (two or more

independent clause) joint together

A compound sentence

uses one of the seven coordinatingconjunctions/coordinators

(FAN BOYS:for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)

Each half of the sentence is equally

important to the meaning of the

sentence.


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I enjoy tennis, butI hate golf.

Examples

Both men and women should limit

the amount of fat in their diets, or

they risk getting heart disease.

Women dontsmoke as much as men

do, nor do they drink as much

alcohol.


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a sentence that contains one independent

clause and one (or more) dependent clause (s).

A complex sentence

subordinators

Reason because

Time before, after, when, while

Contrast although

Condition if

Relation Who, whom, which, whose, that


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She came to my party although she was sick.

Independent

Examples:

dependent

Men who are not married are called bachelors.

dependent

Independent


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a sentence that has two or more

independent clauses and one (or more)

dependent clause (s).

A compound-complex

sentence

I wanted to travel after I graduated from

college, but I had to go to work immediately

because I had to support my family.

Independent clause Dependent clause

I wanted to travel,

but I had to go to work

immediately

After I graduated from

college,

because I had to support

my family


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REFERENCES

Oshima, A & Hogue, A. 1999. Writing AcademicEnglish (3rd ed). New York: Longman.

Wishon, G.E. & Burks, J.M. 1980. Lets Write

English. New York: Litton Educational Publishing

Inc.

http://www.eslbee.com/sentences.htm

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