Basic Sentence Structure Maxwell Hill SM 217 9/14/2010.

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Basic Sentence Structure Maxwell Hill SM 217 9/14/2010

Basic Cornerstone  Without structure…prose is impossible  Just a little refresher  Bring to life by using variety of structure William Shakespeare

Subject/Predicate  Subject- what the sentence is about  Predicate- tells something about subject  Verb by itself not necessarily a predicate Verb Campaign

Independent vs. Dependent  Complete Thought  Ex: Kelli Donahue teaches class. Incomplete Thought Ex: When Kelli Donahue teaches class, the students listen.

Sentence Types  Simple- one independent clause (ic) and no dependent clauses (dc).  Compound- multiple ic but no dc.  Complex- one ic and at least one dc.  Compound Complex- multiple ic and at least one dc.

Other Grammar Terms  Conjunction- connects words, phrases or clauses  Adjective- modifies a noun  Adverb- modifies a verb

To Get Help  OWL- owl.english.purdue.edu/  Sweetland Writing Center- lsa.umich.edu/sweetland/ Purdue University OWL

References  Bisignani, Dana, and Brizee Allen. "Purdue OWL." Welcome to the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL). Purdue University, 29 June Web. 11 Sept  Megginson, David. "The Structure of a Sentence." UOttawa. University of Ottawa. Web. 14 Sept