PPT-Sentence Types Continued

Complex and Compoundcomplex Clauses A clause contains a subject and a predicate There are many types of clauses Independent Dependent Relative Adjective Noun Compound Sentence Review A compound sentence is two independent clauses joined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon. Forensic Science. Copyright and Terms of Service. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. . These . m. aterials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of TEA, except under the following conditions:. Forensic Science. Copyright and Terms of Service. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. . These . m. aterials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of TEA, except under the following conditions:. Context is the situation in which a word or expression is used. . Details in the surrounding text give you clues to the word’s meaning. . Types of Context Clues. Definition. The word is directly and clearly defined in the sentence in which it appears. . Sentences are the building blocks of writing. . Let’s find out how to construct different . sentence types . and how to use them in your writing.. Sentence Types. Sentence Types. A . declarative sentence. “The Cask of Amontillado”, by Edgar Allen Poe. A SENTENCE is…. A group of words with a . subject. and a . predicate. which expresses a complete thought.. A SUBJECT is the object that is doing the action.. LIN1180 Semantics. Lecture 11. Classifying verbs: lexical semantic distinctions. Part 1. Dynamic vs. Static. Compare:. John is a lazy guy.. S. tephanie. is a beautiful woman.. (1) and (2) describe “situations” or “states of affairs” which are . Subjects and Verbs . (. predicate. ). The . subject. . in the sentence is always a . NOUN. or a . PRONOUN . You will always find the subject “doing” the verb!. The . verb. . is the action OR state of being (is/was/were/etc.) in the sentence and is what the subject is doing!. How do I make my writing interesting and sophisticated?. Writers . need the ability to tell the difference between an independent and a dependent clause. . An . independent clause can stand alone as a completed thought and sentence. . Forensic Science. Copyright and Terms of Service. Copyright © Texas Education Agency, 2011. . These . m. aterials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of TEA, except under the following conditions:. or Let’s Figure Out Where Those Things Go, and What in the World They’re Doing!. Commas are like drops of water:. you need to have enough, . but not too much.. A Reminder: Types of Sentences. Not a sentence:. Information for Teachers. A grammar task: Identify the sentence types that are highlighted in the extract from ‘. Skellig. ’ by David Almond, and explain your decisions. Choices are: simple/compound/complex/minor. Quick recap. Can you remember the 4 sentence types?. statement. question. command. exclamation. Statements. I walked home.. Statements are usually subject- verb.. They end with a full stop.. Write a statement on your whiteboard. Practice With Sentence Types. Getting Ready for Peer Review. What you get out of peer review depends on what you put into it. . Your job as a writer is to listen and ask questions. . Your job as a peer reviewer is to give good feedback and give each essay your full attention.. Phrases & Clauses. What’s the Difference?. A clause is a group of words that has a . subject. & . a verb. .. . A phrase is a group of words that . does not. have a subject & a verb. .