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Sentence Construction

Sentence Construction. Dotti Shelton Developmental English Instructor South Texas Community College. What is a sentence?. A sentence consists of a subject (noun) and a verb. Examples: Dolores cried. It is. She ran. Go. Jose studied. Where is it? They adored. Come here. YES!!!

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Sentence Construction

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  1. Sentence Construction Dotti Shelton Developmental English Instructor South Texas Community College

  2. What is a sentence? • A sentence consists of a subject (noun) and a verb. • Examples: • Dolores cried. It is. • She ran. Go. • Jose studied. Where is it? • They adored. Come here.

  3. YES!!! It can have more, but that is the minimum!!! You can add any of the following… Adjectives Adverbs Conjunctions Prepositions Articles Is that all?

  4. Why would a writer want to add more to his/her sentences?

  5. That’s correct!!! A person who wishes to make his/her writing more interesting will add other parts of speech.

  6. Write a sentence using only a subject and a verb.

  7. Now take the previous sentence, and add extras to make it interesting! Remember, you are ultimately the author !!!

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