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CONTENTS 1. Simple Sentence2. Compound Sentences3. Complex Sentences4. Topic Sentence5. Supporting Sentences6. Concluding Sentences7. Fragments8. Run-Ons9. Unity, Coherence10. Expository Par11. Narrative Par12. Process13. Reason And Result14. Opinion

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Simple Sentence

Structure of Simple SentencesWhat is a sentence? The sentence is

the basic unit of composition in English. The sentence is all the words between the capital letter of the beginning word and the final mark of punctuation, which may be a period(.), an exclamation mark(!), or a question mark(?). A proper English sentence must meet other requirements too. These are requirements of content, grammar and style.

Simple Sentence

+ VERBSUBJECT

Simple SentenceFor example, a sentence needs at least a subject and a verb. A sentence with one subject-verb combination is called a simple sentence. It is called an independent clause.

(Noun) People

(pronoun) He(Clause) What makes a man(Phrase) That man

work.works.is employment.has been working hard.

Simple SentenceOther possible elements are adverbs

and adjectives. Adjectives describe nouns , so the basic English sentence can be expanded to look like this:SUBJECT + VERBADJECTIVES +

Thelarge bear is sleeping.

Adverbs can add information about the verb, so the basic sentence can be expanded to look like this:ADJECTIVES + SUBJECT + VERB + ADVERB(S)

Poor people work hard.

Simple SentenceAdverbs give information like how, where, when, why how often, etc. They can be single words or groups of words. Although the normal place for adverbs is at the end of the sentence, sometimes they are put in other places for reasons of style or emphasis:ADVERBS + ADJECTIVES + SUBJECT + VERB+ ADVERB(S)Yesterday thebig boy worked hard.

Simple SentenceSome verbs stand completely alone

without passing the action on to another noun - the object. Other verbs have objects, with the verb and object forming a unit.

+ OBJECTa book.

ADJECTIVES + SUBJECT + VERB The serious student is buying

Simple Sentence Some verbs are not action verbs at all; they are connecting or linking verbs. Nouns or adjectives following these verbs are not objects. They refer back to the subject and are called subject complements.

ADJECTIVES + SUBJECT + VERB + COMPLEMENT + ADVERBSThe young children seem happy now.The verb to be is the most common linking verb. Other common ones are seem, appear, become, feel, look, sound and taste.

A simple sentence can have more than one subject or more than one verb.

adj. + S. + v.t + obj.

Compound S. + linking v. + adj. + subj. complement

S + Compound v. + Compound object. + adv.

adj. + S + linking v. + subj. complement + adv.

adj. + S. + v.i + adv.

EXERCISE 1 : Identifying sentence parts.

Simple Sentence

1. Good doctors understand their patients.

2. Large sunflowers grow fast.

3. Rose and John are the oldest cousins.

4. Expensive cars seem popular nowadays.

5. The boys loved New York and want to return soon.

EXERCISE 2 : Constructing sentences from basic elements.

Simple Sentence

1. ( team) (won)-----------------------------------------------------------2. (Americans ) (grow)-----------------------------------------------------------3. (weather) (seem)-----------------------------------------------------------

(Answers will be discussed in class)

The cake tastes delicious.The music sounds loud. The kitten feels soft. The girl looks beautiful. The test is difficult.

EXERCISE 3 : Changing adjective phrases into sentences with linking verbs.

Simple Sentence

1. The delicious cake=

2. The loud music=

3. The soft kitten=

4. The beautiful girl=

5. The difficult test =