PPT-Weeks 5 – 8 Sentences and Sentence Variety

lessons 34 39 Grammar Notes Unit 3 Part 2 Grammar Unit 3 Lessons 34 39 Parts of Speech Part 3 and Sentences The 8 Parts of Speech Nouns Words that name a person place thing or idea . 4 Types of Sentences. Amy . Keesling. English 121. Simple . SEntence. 1. st. Sentence Type. The Simple Sentence. AKA: Independent Clause. A Complete Thought with one main idea.. Analogy: An adult who lives alone and pays its own bills.. Vary sentence length. Sentences average between 15 and 25 words, but you want variety.. Make some very short (under 10 words). Make some very long (about 40 words). Problem: Short sentences. If most of your sentences are short (10-15 words or less):. Going above and beyond clarity and grace. Balance and Symmetry. We begin where we ended in lesson 8 – coordination. . Coordination not only creates shape, it creates balance and symmetry.. Coordination. Copyright © 2015 by Write Score LLC. Learning Objectives and Goals:. Students will learn to use sentence variety through:. Using various sentence types. Combining sentences. Why Use . S. entence . V. 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!. “Variety’s . the very spice of life . That gives it all its . flavour. .”. - . William Cowper. A group of words that expresses a thought and is complete in itself.. Sentence. . (noun). The Quality of Being Different; not having uniformity or sameness. Copyright © 2015 by Write Score LLC. Learning Objectives and Goals:. Students will learn to use sentence variety through:. Using various sentence . types. Combining sentences. Why use sentence variety?. Conscious practice in imitating the following sentence patterns can contribute a great deal to improving sentence style—one of the most decisive factors in creating lively, effective writing.. . Capital letter at the beginning of the sentence.. Punctuation mark at the end of the sentence.. A subject. A predicate. Every sentences as a . central verb. , whether it is . one. . or . more. words.. Front Loaded Sentences. Present the subject and verb in the initial position, followed by a variety of modifying phrases.. Example: Dr. . Zhivago. is a typical David Lean film, with panoramic scenes, larger-than-life characters, and universal implications.. simple, compound, . comples. Simple Sentences. It expresses a single complete thought that can stand on its own. . A . simple sentence contains a subject and a verb. .. EXAMPLES. . . The baby cried for food. essays can . give it life and rhythm. Too many sentences with the same structure and length can grow monotonous for readers. Varying sentence style and structure can also reduce repetition and add emphasis. Long sentences work well for incorporating a lot of information, and short sentences can often maximize crucial points. . Learning how to create complex sentences adds interest to essays. Basics of a sentence. Clause—a group of words that contain both a subject and a verb. Independent Clause (IC)—can be a sentence on its own. Students’ (and teachers?) understanding of sentence variety is not strong and is often over-generalised, and not linked to an effect on the writing.. Sentence variety is about:. choice of sentence length .