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Sentence Structure

Sentence Structure. University of the Sacred Heart Department of Humanities Center for Language Development Across the Disciplines LAD. Objective. To provide the student with pointers on how to construct sentences. Simple Sentence.

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Sentence Structure

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  1. Sentence Structure University of the Sacred Heart Department of Humanities Center for Language Development Across the Disciplines LAD

  2. Objective To provide the student with pointers on how to construct sentences

  3. Simple Sentence A simple sentence has one subject and one predicate

  4. Simple Sentence Observe how a simple sentence is constructed: We went to San Juan yesterday.

  5. Simple Sentence Pronoun Verb Prepositional phrase We went to San Juan . Simple subject Complete predicate

  6. 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.

  7. Compound Sentence We went to San Juan, and most of us danced all night.

  8. Compound Sentence Subject Verb Prepositional phrase Wewentto San Juan, Predicate Coordinating Conjunction andmost of usdancedall night . Subject Modifying phrase Verb

  9. Compound Sentences • My parents caught a severe cold;consequently, they had to cancel their vacation. • Some people like basketball; others prefer baseball. Conjunctive Adverb Semi-colon

  10. Complex Sentence • A complex sentence has at least two parts: one that can stand alone and another one that cannot • The part that cannot stand alone is linked to the rest of the sentence by a subordinating conjunction

  11. Complex Sentence Since my boyfriend and I wanted to have fun, we went to San Juan yesterday.

  12. Complex Sentence Sincewewantedto have fun, Part that cannot stand alone Subordinating Conjunction Subject Predicate wewentto San Juan yesterday.

  13. Compound-Complex Sentence • This type of sentence has more than one part that can stand alone, and at least one that cannot • Notice how the different conjunctions link the different parts of this sentence

  14. Compound-Complex Sentence Since we wanted to have fun, my boyfriend and I went to San Juan yesterday, and we danced all night.

  15. Compound-Complex Sentence Subordinating Conjunction Sincewewantedto have fun, Part that cannot stand alone my boyfriend and Iwentto San Juan, Predicate Subject Coordinating Conjunction and we dancedall night.

  16. For More Information • Index English Grammar and Composition http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index2. • Tons of Fun with Grammar http://www.seasite.niu.edu/flin/103_handouts/sentences_and_phrases.htm • Grammar Book Table of Contents http://www.grammarbook.com/exercises/grammar/ cnt_gram.html

  17. Thank You Center for Language Development Across the Disciplines Prepared by: Thalia N. Nazario-Santiago Coordinator for the Center for Languages and Cultures April-June 2003 Revised by: Patricia Kidd August 2004 Revised by: Prof. Delia Serrano January 2005

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