PPT-The Four Structures of Sentences

The Building Blocks of Sentences A Independent Clause main clause complete thought can stand alone B Dependent Clause subordinate clause incomplete thought often a . The ants go marching four by four, The little one stops to shut the door Created for Lit2Go on the web at fcit.usf.edu And they all go marching down to the ground To get out of the rain, BOOM! BOOM! B By. Cheryl Hamilton. Grade 5. Four Types of Sentences. Declarative. Interrogative. Imperative. Exclamatory. Declarative Sentence. A . declarative sentence . makes a statement.. It ends with a . period. The . old man stood in the . grass and . relaxed as the sun . went down. .. The . grass caressed his feet and a smile softened his eyes. . A hot . puff of air brushed against his wrinkled cheek as the . It was late . but. she wasn’t tired.. People like jogging because it helps them get fit.. The dog lay in the sun . although. it was hot.. 13. Preposition Sentences. On. the wall, hung a large mirror.. English III. practice. Compound Sentences. COMPOUND SENTENCES . have . two or more ICs . (Independent . Clauses).. The students finished class. , and . they went to lunch.. Kevin did not want to hurt Kathy’s feelings. Andrea Lunsford. The Everyday Writer. Definition. A comma splice results from placing only a comma between clauses. A fused or run-on sentence is the same error with NO punctuation between clauses. They can be repaired in several ways including:. Angela Gulick. CAS Writing Specialist. June . 2015. What Is a Sentence?. A complete sentence is made up of two or more parts: . A subject . (who or what the sentence is about). A verb . (what the action is that is taking place). In this presentation you will…. Learn the definitions of Loose, Periodic, and Balanced Sentences. Learn the rhetorical purpose and function of Loose, Periodic, and Balanced Sentences. See examples of Loose, Periodic, and Balanced Sentences. Dr. Jan Dormer. Messiah College. jdormer@messiah.edu. The Four Components. INPUT. Students . read . and . listen.. 1. Comprehensible: . i. . + . 1. 2. Meaningful: interesting . and . motivating. 3. Authentic: real communication. mins. ) Please write your responses in your composition book.. 1. I went to the mall, for I bought a lot of shoes.. 2. I love to eat cake, and I do not like icing.. 3. You shouldn’t skip breakfast, so should you skip lunch.. 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. Simple, compound, complex, and compound complex). Independent Clause. An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. An . independent . clause is a sentence. . Syntactic Structures. Deep and Surface Structures. Structural Ambiguity. Colorless green ideas sleep furiously . Syntax:. - The arrangement of words in a sentence.. - The study of rules that govern the ways in which words combine to form phrases, clauses and sentences.. Homologous structures. Human Arm . Bat Wing . Whale Flipper. . Analogous. Structures . Similar functions but NOT structurally related. . Insects are arthropods and birds are vertebrates. . The wing of a bird and the wing of a butterfly are examples of .