The document discusses sentence stress and types of sentences. It explains that sentence stress refers to accenting certain words within a sentence, which creates the "rhythm" of English. There are two types of words that determine stress - content words like nouns and verbs are stressed, while function words like pronouns and prepositions are not. The document also defines simple and compound sentences, noting that compound sentences contain at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinator.

1. CORRECTIVE
PHONETICS
BORIS CADENA
FELIZA REINOSO
COMPOUND SENTENCES SILVANA RIVADENEIRA
NATALIA PAZMIÑO
RUTH ZURITA

2. • Sentence stress - where word stress is the
accent on one syllable in a word, sentence
stress is accent on certain words within a
sentence. Often considered to be the
"rhythm" of English.
STRESS

3. There are two types of words
Nouns , adjectives , full Prepositions , pronouns
verbs , adverbs , numerals determiners conjuctions
interjections yes / no as modal verbs , auxiliary
answers verbs and particles

4. TYPES OF SENTENCES

5. It contains subject +verb
Mary went to the library
to study
She cleans her room and
brushes her teeth
Compound
Example
has one independent clause
“He went
(sentence) and at least one to the
dependent clause party after
A dependent clause has a subject he did his
and verb, but is not a complete chores
thought, so it cannot stand alone.

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Compound sentences
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7. • It contains two complete ideas
• The clauses are connected by
For and , nor , but yet , so , also , besides , here
also
Besides therefore hence for example
A coordinator
However meanwhile then A semicolon
or coordinating
conjuctions
So finally
as a result
Earlier
Compound sentences

8. • A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on." (John
F. Kennedy)
• "Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to
build one." (Lyndon B. Johnson)
• "Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time." (Gerald R.
Ford)
• "I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can't get my wife to
go swimming." (Jimmy Carter)
• "Trust, but verify." (Ronald Reagan)
• "I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree
with them."(George H. W. Bush)
• "You can put wings on a pig, but you don't make it an eagle." (Bill
Clinton)
• "I used to be snow white, but I drifted." (Mae West)
• "I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone
in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then
I killed them and took their land." (Jon Stewart)
Examples

9. • Batman is a hero. He is successful in catching the criminals in
his city.
• Batman is a hero, and he is successful in catching the
criminals in his city.
• OR…
• Batman is a hero, for he is successful in catching the criminals
in his city.
Examples

10. Directions: Underline the subjects once and
the verbs twice in the following sentences.
Put an S in the space if the sentence is
simple. Put a C in the space if the sentence
is compound.
Example : __C__ Tom likes to learn about the
government, and I like to learn about how laws
are made.
Exercise 1

11. If a sentences is divided by pause into two or more thought groups each though group
has its own separate intonation patterns . When the speaker comes to the end of the
first thought group he may do one of the following things
Intonation