An Interactive, hyperlinked slide show that makes the parts of speech more fun to learn. It is complete with internet games and movies. Should use it fully yourself before using it in front of a class
An Interactive, hyperlinked slide show that makes the parts of speech more fun to learn. It is complete with internet games and movies. Should use it fully yourself before using it in front of a class
The 25 most common grammatical errors in the English language.Derek Murphy
Here's a list of the most 25 common mistakes in the English language. This PDF will be most useful printed out; I've added an infographic to our site so you can print it as a large poster (perfect for the office or classroom). www.bookbutchers.com
We were students in Year II in 2017 at Western University. We prepared this for our assignment, but it also a source for English learners who research about Collocation. And it is summarized and separated to eryone easy to learn.
Sentence Types: Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative and Exclamatory Belachew Weldegebriel
Sentence Types by Function
Compiled and presented by Belachew W/Gebriel
Jimma University
CSSH
Department of English language and Literature
What is a sentence?
A sentence is a group of words that makes sense.
A sentence expresses a complete thought.
A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate terminal punctuation mark.
A sentence has at least one subject and one verb.
There are four types of sentences by function/meaning.
Declarative Sentence – statement
Interrogative Sentence - Question
Imperative Sentence – Command and Request
Exclamatory Sentence
Declarative sentence
A declarative sentence makes a statement.
It is punctuated by a period.
Examples: The concert begins in two hours.
Green is my favorite color.
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia.
I love my country.
Dr. Abegaz is the founder of Cardiac Center.
True love never fades with time.
Interrogative Sentence
An interrogative sentence asks a question.
It ends in a question Mark(?)
An indirect question ends with a period(.)
There are four different types of interrogative sentences: Wh-questions, yes or no questions, alternative questions, tag questions
Types of Interrogative Sentences
Wh-Questions
Imperative Sentence
An imperative sentence gives an order or makes a polite request. Imperatives can also express good wish.
It ends with a period or exclamation mark (./!)
Example
Please lower your voice.
Meet me at the town square.
Would you close the door please?
Eat your lunch.
Have a good time at the picnic.
May you live long!
Exclamatory Sentence
An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feelings, great emotion or excitement.
It ends with exclamation mark.
Examples: Wow! That is great news!
The river is rising!
The house is on fire!
Oh, what a great job!
What an interesting story!
Practice Questions
Identify the sentence types.
What Kind of candy do you like?
Wow, you did great!
I love to watch old movies.
Go and bring me some paper.
Practice with key
What Kind of candy do you like?(Interrogative)
Wow, you did great! (Exclamatory)
I love to watch old movies. (Declarative)
Go and bring me some Paper. (Imperative)
Exercise
What a silly man!
You look so beautiful!
Two of my students were absent today.
Our math teacher is tall.
Watch carefully for pirate ships on the horizon.
The trains leaves tomorrow at noon.
Have you brushed your teeth today?
Stop talking so loudly!
Exercise
9. Shut the door please.
10. The train left an hour ago.
11. How old is your daughter?
12. Do not open the presents until the morning!
A Proper Understanding of the Punctuation Marks enables Impressive Writing. English Grammar considers these marks as the most significant for Correct Writing. Remember, a Punctuation Mark can
The 25 most common grammatical errors in the English language.Derek Murphy
Here's a list of the most 25 common mistakes in the English language. This PDF will be most useful printed out; I've added an infographic to our site so you can print it as a large poster (perfect for the office or classroom). www.bookbutchers.com
We were students in Year II in 2017 at Western University. We prepared this for our assignment, but it also a source for English learners who research about Collocation. And it is summarized and separated to eryone easy to learn.
Sentence Types: Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative and Exclamatory Belachew Weldegebriel
Sentence Types by Function
Compiled and presented by Belachew W/Gebriel
Jimma University
CSSH
Department of English language and Literature
What is a sentence?
A sentence is a group of words that makes sense.
A sentence expresses a complete thought.
A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate terminal punctuation mark.
A sentence has at least one subject and one verb.
There are four types of sentences by function/meaning.
Declarative Sentence – statement
Interrogative Sentence - Question
Imperative Sentence – Command and Request
Exclamatory Sentence
Declarative sentence
A declarative sentence makes a statement.
It is punctuated by a period.
Examples: The concert begins in two hours.
Green is my favorite color.
Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia.
I love my country.
Dr. Abegaz is the founder of Cardiac Center.
True love never fades with time.
Interrogative Sentence
An interrogative sentence asks a question.
It ends in a question Mark(?)
An indirect question ends with a period(.)
There are four different types of interrogative sentences: Wh-questions, yes or no questions, alternative questions, tag questions
Types of Interrogative Sentences
Wh-Questions
Imperative Sentence
An imperative sentence gives an order or makes a polite request. Imperatives can also express good wish.
It ends with a period or exclamation mark (./!)
Example
Please lower your voice.
Meet me at the town square.
Would you close the door please?
Eat your lunch.
Have a good time at the picnic.
May you live long!
Exclamatory Sentence
An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feelings, great emotion or excitement.
It ends with exclamation mark.
Examples: Wow! That is great news!
The river is rising!
The house is on fire!
Oh, what a great job!
What an interesting story!
Practice Questions
Identify the sentence types.
What Kind of candy do you like?
Wow, you did great!
I love to watch old movies.
Go and bring me some paper.
Practice with key
What Kind of candy do you like?(Interrogative)
Wow, you did great! (Exclamatory)
I love to watch old movies. (Declarative)
Go and bring me some Paper. (Imperative)
Exercise
What a silly man!
You look so beautiful!
Two of my students were absent today.
Our math teacher is tall.
Watch carefully for pirate ships on the horizon.
The trains leaves tomorrow at noon.
Have you brushed your teeth today?
Stop talking so loudly!
Exercise
9. Shut the door please.
10. The train left an hour ago.
11. How old is your daughter?
12. Do not open the presents until the morning!
A Proper Understanding of the Punctuation Marks enables Impressive Writing. English Grammar considers these marks as the most significant for Correct Writing. Remember, a Punctuation Mark can
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Why we need punctuation?
12 Punctuation marks
Comma ,
Colon :
Semi-Colon ;
Exclamation mark !
Question mark ?
Quotation marks " "
Ellipses
Parentheses ( )
Period .
Hyphen -
Capitalization
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Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
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5. TYPES OF WRONG-WORD ERRORS
Spelling and Typographic Mistakes
• Don’t just rely on spell check!
Wrong Meaning
• Use a dictionary.
• Be careful using the thesaurus.
• Watch out for words with the wrong shade of meaning or the wrong
meaning altogether.
6. COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS
• They're / Their / There
• You're / Your
• You're going to be a great writer! (contraction of “you are”)
• Your hair looks nice today. (possessive)
• Who's / Whose
• Who's on first base? (contraction of “who is”)
• Whose watch is this? (possession)
7. COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS
• It's / Its / Its’
• It’s a beautiful day! (contraction of “it is”)
• Download the program, along with its readme file. (possessive)
• Its’ is not a word.
• Affect / Effect
• The outage shouldn't affect anyone during work hours. (verb – to act
on, influence)
• The outage shouldn't have any effect on users. (noun – result)
8. COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS
• To / Too / Two
• I am going to the store. (preposition)
• She decided to go along too. (adv. – also)
• My jacket is too small. (adv. – to an excessive amount)
• I have two buttons missing. (number)
• A lot / Alot / Allot
• The workers are worrying a lot about their jobs. (adv. – to a great
degree/extent)
• Alot is not a word.
• We were each allotted twenty tickets. (verb – to assign/distribute)
10. COMMAS
• Use a comma and a coordinating conjunction
• (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So) to join two
independent clauses.
• The game was over, but the crowd refused to leave.
• Yesterday was her birthday, so they went out to dinner.
• Use commas after introductory clauses, phrases, or
words that come before the main clause.
• While I was eating, the cat scratched at the door.
• To get a seat, you'd better come early.
• Well, perhaps he meant no harm.
11. COMMAS
• Use commas to separate three or more words,
phrases, or clauses written in a series.
• The Constitution established the legislative, executive, and judicial
branches of government.
• Use commas to set apart a parenthetical phrase in a
sentence.
• My friend Jessica, who lives in Connecticut, is a yoga teacher.
14. COLONS
• Use a colon to introduce a list preceded by an
independent clause.
• The application includes the following pieces: personal information,
job history, and references.
• Use a colon to separate an independent clause and a
final phrase or clause that illustrates, extends, or
amplifies the preceding thought.
• They have agreed on the outcome: informed participants perform
better than do uninformed participants.
• Road construction in Dallas has hindered travel around town: parts of
Main, Fifth, and West Street are closed during the construction.
17. FRAGMENTS
A complete sentence must have three components:
1. A subject (the actor in the sentence)
2. A predicate (the verb or action)
3. A complete thought (it can stand alone and make sense)
A fragment is an incomplete sentence.
• It cannot stand alone and does not express a complete thought.
• Some fragments lack either a subject, verb, or both.
• Dependent clauses are also fragments if they stand alone.
18. FRAGMENT EXAMPLES
• Went out of business after Starbucks Coffee opened.
• One of my friends who won a contest by playing a
variety of instruments.
• Since I went fishing.
19. RUN-ON SENTENCES
• A run-on sentence is sentence comprised of two
or more independent clauses not properly
separated.
• Lack of punctuation and/or conjunctions
• Incorrect punctuation
• A comma splice — two independent clauses joined
by a comma — is a run-on sentence.
• A run-on sentence is not simply a long sentence.
20.
21. VERB TENSE
• Verb tenses should be consistent throughout your
writing.
• Correcting tense shifts:
• Be consistent throughout your sentences and paragraphs.
• Be familiar with verb forms and tenses.
22. TENSE SHIFT EXAMPLES
• About noon the sky darkened, a breeze sprang up, and
a low rumble announces the approaching storm.
• We viewed A Caribbean Mystery and watch intently as
Joan Hickson portrays Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple.
• I climbed out of the car, walked through the door, and
prepared to meet “the parents,” but instead a large,
honey-colored dog runs to meet me at the door.
23. SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT
• Singular subjects must have singular verbs.
• Plural subjects must have plural verbs.
• Rule of thumb:
• Subjects ending in “s” are plural
• Verbs ending in “s” are singular
• Correcting agreement errors:
• Become familiar with irregular verb forms.
• Focus on the subject, not any additional modifiers.
24. S/V AGREEMENT ERROR EXAMPLES
• The optimization templates belongs in CRM.
• What we need are more minions and Cowboys memes.
• The Content Department write a lot of blogs for
Enterprise clients.
26. EDITING YOURSELF
• Learn the rules.
• Plan ahead — leave yourself enough time to edit.
• Know your writing weaknesses.
• Read aloud or in reverse.
• Don’t be afraid to delete!