Sentence Structure Week 2a

Basic Sentence Structure All sentences must have…. 1- a subject (who or what is being discussed). 2- a predicate /pred-i-kit/ (has a verb and gives information about the subject). 3- a complete thought or give a message. Five boats crossed the river. complete thought Subject Predicate a sentence

Analyze- Put a wavy line under the subject and a straight line under the predicate. Many people were hurt in the accident. Full time jobs are becoming more and more difficult to find. Take out the garbage. That report was due last Friday.

How did you do? Many people were hurt in the accident. Full time jobs are becoming more and more difficult to find. Take out the garbage. You * Note: This is a command. The subject is known though it is not visible. You should not use commands with superiors (it’s like panmal). That report was due last Friday.

Basic Sentence Patterns • Natural order The five boats sailed gracefully across the water. • Gracefully across the water sailed the five boats . • Mixed Order Gracefully across the water the five boats sailed. Reversed Order The predicate is divided

Questions are formed by changing the sentence pattern. You did answer those questions. Statement Did you answer those questions? Question

Analyze Identify the subject predicate and the sentence pattern (natural, reversed, or mixed) 1- The old man walked slowly down the street. 2- On the exam were several difficult questions. 3- What have you done with my report? 4- In the autumn all the leaves fall off the trees. 5- On the first page was a list of the candidates’ names and addresses.

How did you do? 1- The old man walked slowly down the street. N 2- On the exam were several difficult questions. R 3- What have you done with my report? M 4- In the autumn all the leaves fall off the trees. M 5- On the first page was a list of the candidates’ names and addresses. R

MISSING Sentence Fragments * Subject – Ex: Saw the movie * Predicate- Ex: The man in the grey suit. - Ex: George picking up his boots. * Complete thought – Ex: Although I had studied. MISSING

These fragments are missing a predicate or a subject. The color of the water. The workers who built the bridge. Plan to leave at 3 O’clock Suyin finding an error in her work. Was reading the sports section. Happy the storm was over.

There are many ways to correct these sentences There are many ways to correct these sentences. Here are a few suggestions. The color of the water is blue. The workers who built the bridge. I plan to leave at 3 O’clock Suyin is finding an error in her work. I was reading the sports section. Happy The storm was over.

These sentences are missing a subject and a predicate! Normally these kinds of fragments are beside a complete sentence. You can fix them by attaching the word group to the sentence it describes. In the middle of the night. The telephone rang. In the middle of the night the telephone rang. We walked. Across the street. We walked across the street.

These fragments do not form a complete thought. You can fix them by deleting the initial word or attaching the incomplete fragment to a sentence. Although I had studied. I had studied Ever since starting an exercise program. Ever since starting an exercise program I look and feel better.

Correct the sentences During the spring and summer seasons. We often go for long drives in the country. Because it rained. Although I had been there before. If you need some help. Please telephone me at home or at work. I enjoy playing sports. Because they are a lot of fun.

There are many ways to correct these sentences There are many ways to correct these sentences. Here are some suggestions. During the spring and summer seasons we often go for long drives in the country. Because It rained. Or We were late because it rained. Although I had been there before. Or Although I had been there before, it looked very unfamiliar to me. If you need some help please telephone me at home or at work. I enjoy playing sports because they are a lot of fun.

With a partner correct this paragraph. After studying house designs and decorating techniques for two years. Sara decided to take a business management course. She felt this extra training would give her the skills she would need. To open her own company. In the beginning had to work long hours. Doing the ordering, the accounts, deliveries, as well as decorating customers’ homes. Because she couldn’t afford to hire anyone to help her. Her work was excellent. Because she made sure that her customers were always satisfied. As more people learned about her talents. Her company expanded. Hired some assistants. Today Sara being one of the city’s most successful business woman.

Every sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period, an exclamation point, or a question mark.

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