REFERENCING Workshop on Sentence Structure 1 REFERENCING Did you know? International English tests like IELTS and TOEFL look carefully at a writer’s ability to be flexible with both vocabulary and grammatical structures. They also look for grammatical accuracy. Simple and compound sentences are a great foundation for your essay. In addition, try setting some goals to compose more complex sentences (ex. a sentence with a noun clause). 2 REFERENCING Simple sentence structure - an effective way to communicate complicated medical procedures. S V meaning meaning: may be the object, or an adjective, for example. 3 REFERENCING What is a fragment error? S V meaning S V meaning Fragments are missing a subject or verb. They are extremely confusing to the reader! To prevent fragments, proofread your sentences. Circle the subject(s) and underline the verb(s) that should follow. 4 REFERENCING Compound Sentence -combine two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction S V meaning, and S V meaning and or but so for yet nor 5 REFERENCING Add transitions to guide your reader, signal your process, and increase the flow of ideas. In the beginning, S V M 6 Elicit time transitions, time period transitions (after three months)… REFERENCING Add an adverb clause to signal a time relationship. s v m After the doctor considers the patient’s symptoms, S V M 7 REFERENCING adverb clause s v m Once the CT scan reveals a tumour, S V M 8 REFERENCING adverb clause s v m While the patient is recovering from surgery, S V M 9 REFERENCING Write a ‘that’ noun clause to add emotion to a fact. Fact: Globally, 500, 000 children die annually from pneumonia. 10 REFERENCING ‘that’ noun clause The fact that 500,000 children around the world die annually from pneumonia is tragic. 11 REFERENCING now you can explain your reasons The fact that 500,000 children around the world die annually from pneumonia is tragic because… 12 REFERENCING Fact: Women suffer from general anxiety disorder twice as often as men. 13 REFERENCING ‘that’ clause That w omen suffer from general anxiety disorder twice as often as men is not surprising. 14 REFERENCING ‘that’ clause That w omen suffer from general anxiety disorder twice as often as men is not surprising because… 15 REFERENCING Simple sentence. In the biopsy, laboratory technologists will examine the tissue sample. 16 REFERENCING ‘whether’ clause In the biopsy, laboratory technologists will examine the ti.

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Workshop on Sentence Structure
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Did you know?
International English tests like IELTS and TOEFL look
carefully at a writer’s ability to be flexible with both
vocabulary and grammatical structures. They also look for
grammatical accuracy. Simple and compound sentences are a
great foundation for your essay. In addition, try setting some
goals to compose more complex sentences (ex. a sentence with a
noun clause).

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Simple sentence structure
- an effective way to communicate complicated medical
procedures.
S V meaning
meaning: may be the object, or an adjective, for example.
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What is a fragment error?
S V meaning
S V meaning
Fragments are missing a subject or verb. They are extremely

3. confusing to the reader!
To prevent fragments, proofread your sentences. Circle the
subject(s) and underline the verb(s) that should follow.
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Compound Sentence
-combine two independent clauses with a coordinating
conjunction
S V meaning, and S V meaning
and or but so for yet nor
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4. Add transitions to guide your reader, signal your process, and
increase the flow of ideas.
In the beginning, S V M
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Elicit time transitions, time period transitions (after three
months)…
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Add an adverb clause to signal a time relationship.
s v m
After the doctor considers the patient’s symptoms, S V M

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adverb clause
s v m
Once the CT scan reveals a tumour, S V M
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adverb clause
s v m
While the patient is recovering from surgery, S V M

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Write a ‘that’ noun clause to add emotion to a fact.
Fact:
Globally, 500, 000 children die annually from pneumonia.
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‘that’ noun clause

7. The fact that 500,000 children around the world die annually
from pneumonia is tragic.
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now you can explain your reasons
The fact that 500,000 children around the world die annually
from pneumonia is tragic because…
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8. Fact:
Women suffer from general anxiety disorder twice as often as
men.
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‘that’ clause
That w omen suffer from general anxiety disorder twice as
often as men is not surprising.

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‘that’ clause
That w omen suffer from general anxiety disorder twice as
often as men is not surprising because…
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Simple sentence.
In the biopsy, laboratory technologists will examine the
tissue sample.

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‘whether’ clause
In the biopsy, laboratory technologists will examine the
tissue sample and determine whether or not the tumor is
malignant.
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Active voice

11. In the biopsy, the lab technician examines the tissue sample
with a microscope.
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Passive voice
- Use it to bring more attention to the object (of the active voice
statement)
In the biopsy, the tissue sample is examined under a
microscope.

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These are just a few examples of complex sentence structures.
To improve your writing, goal-setting to use these structures is
the key.
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