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Introduction to Sentence Structure- Part 1
The two fundamental parts of every English sentence are the subject and the predicate. A simple sentence can also be described as a group of words expressing a complete thought. Subjects can be described as the component that performs the action described by the Predicate.
SUBJECT + PREDICATE = SENTENCE
A simple sentence or independent clause must have a verb. A verb shows action or state of being. The subject tells who or what about the verb.
SUBJECT + VERB = SENTENCE
Sentence Structure Vocabulary
The sentence format consists of a subject and a predicate.
The subject names the topic and the predicate tells about the subject.
A sentence with one subject and one predicate is called a simple sentence.
The receiver of actions is called the object.
A group of words used as a single value without subject or predicate is called a phrase.
A clause is a group of words with a subject and predicate.
Principal or independent clauses can form sentences.
A compound sentence contains two or more principal clauses.
A clause which cannot form a sentence is called a dependant clause.
A complex sentence contains a principal clause and one or more dependant or subordinate clauses.
A compound-complex sentence contains two principal clauses and one or more subordinate clauses.
Four Kinds of Sentences
Four kinds of sentences: declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory.
1. A declarative sentence makes a statement.
Example: The hockey finals will be broadcast tomorrow.
2. An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request.
Example: Pass the puck to the open man.
3. An interrogative sentence asks a question.
Example: Do you know the rules of hockey?
4. An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling.
Example: Stop that man!
Declarative, imperative, or interrogative sentences can be made into exclamatory sentences by punctuating them with an exclamation point.
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The two fundamental parts of every English sentence are the subject and the predicate. A simple sentence can also be described as a group of words expressing a complete thought. Subjects can be described as the component that performs the action described by the Predicate.
SUBJECT + PREDICATE = SENTENCE
A simple sentence or independent clause must have a verb. A verb shows action or state of being. The subject tells who or what about the verb.
SUBJECT + VERB = SENTENCE
Sentence Structure Vocabulary
The sentence format consists of a subject and a predicate.
The subject names the topic and the predicate tells about the subject.
A sentence with one subject and one predicate is called a simple sentence.
The receiver of actions is called the object.
A group of words used as a single value without subject or predicate is called a phrase.
A clause is a group of words with a subject and predicate.
Principal or independent clauses can form sentences.
A compound sentence contains two or more principal clauses.
A clause which cannot form a sentence is called a dependant clause.
A complex sentence contains a principal clause and one or more dependant or subordinate clauses.
A compound-complex sentence contains two principal clauses and one or more subordinate clauses.
Four Kinds of Sentences
Four kinds of sentences: declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory.
1. A declarative sentence makes a statement.
Example: The hockey finals will be broadcast tomorrow.
2. An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request.
Example: Pass the puck to the open man.
3. An interrogative sentence asks a question.
Example: Do you know the rules of hockey?
4. An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling.
Example: Stop that man!
Declarative, imperative, or interrogative sentences can be made into exclamatory sentences by punctuating them with an exclamation point.
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