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BBI2421 General Writing Skills

BBI2421 General Writing Skills. Ms Fauziah Hanim Ahmad Shaari fhas@fbmk.upm.edu.my. Sentence?. A group of words containing a SUBJECT a VERB & A COMPLETE THOUGHT. PHRASE? Twenty years ago in West London. At the far end of the new housing block. During the heavy rainstorm last night.

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BBI2421 General Writing Skills

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  1. BBI2421General Writing Skills Ms FauziahHanim Ahmad Shaari fhas@fbmk.upm.edu.my

  2. Sentence? A group of words containing a SUBJECT a VERB & A COMPLETE THOUGHT

  3. PHRASE? Twenty years ago in West London. At the far end of the new housing block. During the heavy rainstorm last night. There is no subject There is no verb

  4. CLAUSE? A group of words containing a Subject a Verb

  5. Try this..

  6. Types of Clauses Independent Clause Dependent Clause (IC) (DC) complete sentence incomplete sentence (fragment) What make a sentence complete? Subject Verb Complete thought/idea

  7. Tommyis here. IC When Icome home. DC (fragment) Because Icare. DC (fragment) Theywent diving. IC

  8. Independent Clause (IC)= Complete sentence The sentence contains a S + V + Complete thought/idea Classes are conducted every Saturday throughout the semester. Dependent Clause (DC)= Incomplete sentence The sentence contains a S + V but the thought/idea is incomplete When they opened the front door.

  9. Simple Sentences S = S + V Tinacries. S = S + S + V Tina and Samcry. S = S + V + V Tina kissed and hugged me. S = S + S + V + V Tina and Sam kissed and hugged me. Look at the above simple sentences. Are they complete? So, we can also call them as Independent Clauses (IC).

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