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Sentence Structure: Sentence Types A Review

Sentence Structure: Sentence Types A Review. Sentence Types. Simple Compound Complex Compound-Complex. Quincunx. Sentences are made up of Words Phrases Clauses Word - smallest unit of a sentence Phrase - group of related words

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Sentence Structure: Sentence Types A Review

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  1. Sentence Structure:Sentence Types A Review

  2. Sentence Types • Simple • Compound • Complex • Compound-Complex

  3. Quincunx • Sentences are made up of • Words • Phrases • Clauses Word- smallest unit of a sentence Phrase- group of related words Clause- group of related words with a subject & a predicate • independent(can stand alone) a.k.a. “main” • dependent(cannot stand alone) a.k.a. “subordinate”

  4. Basic Elements of Every Sentence SUBJECT PREDICATE

  5. Basic Elements SUBJECT PREDICATE eavesdrops. Emily

  6. Simple Sentence

  7. Simple Sentence • A simple sentence has one subject and one predicate.

  8. Simple Sentence Observe how a simple sentence is constructed: Emily eavesdrops.

  9. Simple Sentence Noun Verb Emily eavesdrops. Simple subject Simple predicate

  10. Simple Sentence Noun Verb Prepositional phrase Emily eavesdrops during lunch. Simple subject Complete predicate

  11. Simple Sentence Nouns Verbs Prepositional phrases Emily and her friendseavesdrop and gossip during lunchat school. Compound subject Compound predicate

  12. Simple Sentence Prepositional phrases Nouns Verbs Adj. Adv. Emily and her snobby friends silentlyeavesdrop and gossip loudlyduring lunchat school. Compound subject Compound predicate

  13. SIMPLE SENTENCE PREDICATE SUBJECT eavesdrops. Emily one subject one predicate

  14. Simple Sentence Emily and her friends eavesdrop. Compound Subject &

  15. Simple Sentence eavesdrop and gossip. Emily and her friends Compound Subject Compound Predicate &

  16. SIMPLE SENTENCEwith compound subject Emily and her friends eavesdrop.

  17. SIMPLE SENTENCEwith compound subject andcompound predicate Emily and her friends eavesdrop and gossip.

  18. Compound Sentence

  19. Compound Sentence • A compound sentence has more than one part that can stand alone (independent clauses). • Independent + Independent • This sentence is connected by coordinating conjunctions OR conjunctive adverbs with a semi-colon.

  20. Compound Sentence • Emily and her snobby friends silently eavesdrop and gossip loudly during lunch at school,so people avoid them.

  21. Compound Sentence Compound Predicate Compound Subject • Emily and her snobby friendssilentlyeavesdrop and gossip loudlyduring lunchat school,so people avoid them. Coordinating Conjunction Prepositional phrases Verb Subject

  22. Compound SentenceUse of Coordinating Conjunctions SUBJECT PREDICATE so SUBJECT PREDICATE

  23. Compound Sentence Emily and her friends eavesdrop and gossip, so people avoid.

  24. COMPOUND SENTENCE:COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS FOR AND NOR BUT OR YET SO

  25. COMPOUND SENTENCE:COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Emily and her friends eavesdrop and gossip, so people avoid them. Clause 1 Clause 2 Independent Independent

  26. COMPOUND SENTENCE:COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Emily and her snobby friends incessantly eavesdrop and gossip, so people avoid them. Comma before “so” in compound sentences!

  27. COMPOUND SENTENCE:CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS MOREOVER HOWEVER OTHERWISE THEREFORE There are a lot more than this.

  28. COMPOUND SENTENCE:CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS Emily and her snobby friends incessantly eavesdrop and gossip during lunch at school; therefore, people avoid them. Clause 1 Clause 2 Independent Independent

  29. COMPOUND SENTENCE:CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS Emily and her snobby friends incessantly eavesdrop and gossip; therefore, people avoid them. Note: Semicolon before conjunctive adverb and comma after conjunctive adverb!

  30. Conjunctive Adverbs “float” • Conjunctive adverbs are sometimes called “floating” adverbs because they can be positioned at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a clause.

  31. CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB:AT THE BEGINNING, IN THE MIDDLE,AT THE END Emily and her snobby friends incessantly eavesdrop and gossip during lunch at school; therefore, people avoid them. Emily and her snobby friends incessantly eavesdrop and gossip;people,therefore, avoid them. Emily and her snobby friends incessantly eavesdrop and gossip;people avoid them,therefore.

  32. Semicolons • “If the relation between the ideas expressed in the main clauses is very close and obvious without a conjunction, you can separate the clauses with a semicolon” (Little, Brown Handbook, 9th Edition, p. 361).

  33. COMPOUND SENTENCE:SEMICOLON Emily and her snobby friends incessantly eavesdrop and gossip during lunch at school; people avoid them.

  34. Complex Sentence

  35. 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 • Independent + Subordinating conjunction

  36. Complex Sentence Since Emily and her snobby friends incessantly eavesdrop and gossip during lunch at school, people avoid them.

  37. Complex Sentence SinceEmily and her snobby friendsincessantly eavesdrop and gossip during lunch at school, Subordinating Conjunction Part that cannot stand alone Subject Predicate peopleavoid them.

  38. Complex Sentence SUBJECT PREDICATE even though SUBJECT PREDICATE

  39. Complex Sentence Emily is popular, even though is nosey. she

  40. COMPLEX SENTENCE:SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS The most common subordinating conjunctions are "after," "although," "as," "because," "before," "how," "if," "once," "since," "than," "that," though," "till," "until," "when," "where," "whether,” and while."

  41. COMPLEX SENTENCE:SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Emily is popular, even though she is nosey. Clause 1 Clause 2 Independent Dependent

  42. COMPLEX SENTENCE:SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Even though Emily is nosey, she is popular. Clause 1 Clause 2 Dependent Independent

  43. Complex Sentence SinceEmily and her snobby friendsincessantly eavesdrop and gossip during lunch at school, Subordinating Conjunction Part that cannot stand alone Subject Predicate peopleavoid them at all costs.

  44. Compound-Complex Sentence

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

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

  47. Compound-Complex Sentence Subordinating Conjunction SinceEmilywantedto know more, Part that cannot stand alone she eavesdroppedduring lunch, Subject Predicate Coordinating Conjunction soher friendsyelledat her.

  48. Compound-Complex Sentence Emily is popular because she is talented, but she is nosey.

  49. Compound-complex Part that cannot stand alone, a.k.a. subordinate SinceEmily and her snobby friendsincessantly eavesdrop and gossip during lunch at school, Independent Subordinating Conjunction peopleavoid them at all costs; however, theyare still considered popular. Independent ;Conjunctive Adverb,

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