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- 3. Basic Elements of Every Sentence SUBJECT PREDICATE
- 4. Basic Elements Mary plays tennis. SUBJECT PREDICATE
- 5. Simple Sentence A simple sentence has one subject and one predicate.
- 6. Simple Sentence We went to San Juan yesterday. Observe how a simple sentence is constructed:
- 7. Simple Sentence We went to San Juan . Pronoun Verb Simple subject Complete predicate Prepositional phrase
- 8. SIMPLE SENTENCE Mary plays tennis. SUBJECT PREDICATE one subject one predicate
- 9. Simple Sentence play tennis. Tom and Mary Compound Subject &
- 10. Simple Sentence play tennis and swim. Tom and Mary Compound Subject Compound Predicate & &
- 11. SIMPLE SENTENCE with compound subject Tom and Mary play tennis.
- 12. SIMPLE SENTENCE with compound subject and compound predicate Tom and Mary play tennis and swim.
- 13. Compound Sentence A compound sentence has more than one part that can stand alone (independent clauses). Independent clauses are connected by coordinating conjunctions, conjunctive adverbs or a semi-colon.
- 14. Compound Sentence We went to San Juan, and most of us danced all night.
- 15. Compound Sentence We went to San Juan, and most of us danced all night . Subject Verb Coordinating Conjunction Predicate Verb Prepositional phrase Modifying phrase Subject
- 16. Use of Coordinating Conjunctions SUBJECT PREDICATE SUBJECT PREDICATE Compound Sentences
- 17. Compound Sentence Tom swims, Mary plays tennis. and
- 19. Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis. Clause 1 Clause 2 Independent Independent COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Compound Sentences
- 20. Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis. Comma before “and” in compound sentences! COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Compound Sentences
- 22. Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich. Clause 1 Clause 2 Independent Independent CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS Compound Sentences
- 23. Note: Semicolon before conjunctive adverb and comma after conjunctive adverb! Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich. CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS Compound Sentences
- 24. Conjunctive Adverbs “float” Conjunctive adverbs are sometimes called “floating” adverbs because they can be positioned at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a clause.
- 25. CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB: Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich. Bob is handsome; he is, moreover, rich. Bob is handsome; he is rich, moreover. AT THE BEGINNING, IN THE MIDDLE,AT THE END
- 26. COMPOUND SENTENCE: SEMICOLON Tom has benefited from his exercise program; he is slim and energetic.
- 27. Complex Sentence
- 28. Complex Sentence contain one independent and one subordinate (dependent) clause the subordinate clause begins with a subordinate conjunction the clauses can appear in any order
- 29. Complex Sentence After the sun set, we built a campfire. We built a campfire after the sun set. Dependent Clause Independent Clause Dependent Clause Independent Clause *Note the comma when the dependent clause comes at the beginning of a sentence.
- 31. contains one subordinate (dependent) clause two or more independent clauses Example: Since we wanted to have fun, my boyfriend and I went to San Juan yesterday, and we danced all night. Compound-Complex Sentence
- 32. Exercises
- 33. 1. The bell rang. 2. Imam ran the first part of the race, and Dani biked the second part. 3. He stands at the bottom of the cliff while the climber moves up the rock. 4. The skier turned and jumped. 5. Naoki passed the test because he studied hard and he understood the material. Indicate if the following sentences are: Simple, compound, complex or compound-complex.
- 34. Answers 1. Simple 2. Compound 3. Complex 4. Simple 5. Compound-complex