SENTENCE STRUCTURE Simple Sentence independent clause ARTICLE SUBJECT VERB COMPLETE THOUGHT what is an article These define nouns as specific or unspecific the a an After ID: 427082
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Slide1
syntax
(SENTENCE STRUCTURE)Slide2
Simple Sentence
(independent clause)
ARTICLE
SUBJECT
VERB
+
+
(COMPLETE THOUGHT)Slide3
what is an article?
These define nouns as specific or unspecific
the
a
an
After
the
long day, the cup of tea tastes great.
After
a
long day,
a
cup of tea tastes great.Slide4
make a cool sentence!
The wombat wobbled.Slide5
The
wily
wombat wobbled
weirdly.Slide6
In the wilderness,
the wily wombat wobbled weirdly
toward the river.Slide7
In the wilderness, the wily wombat
, a furry fellow unfortunately named Dexter,
wobbled weirdly toward the river.Slide8
In the wilderness, the wily wombat, a furry fellow unfortunately named Dexter, wobbled weirdly toward the river
as the monsoon zoomed through the pale Australia sky.Slide9
In the wilderness, the wily wombat, a furry fellow unfortunately named Dexter, wobbled weirdly toward the river as the monsoon zoomed through the pale Australia sky,
the wind
whipping the waves, the rain streaming down upon the parched land like confetti, the light fading into an ominous darkness. Slide10
Simple Sentence
(iNDEPENDENT CLAUSE)
ARTICLE
SUBJECT
VERB
+
+
(COMPLETE THOUGHT)Slide11
SIMPLE SENTENCE
(INDEPENDENT CLAUSE)
The wombat wobbled.Slide12
compound Sentence
SIMPLE SENTENCE
SIMPLE
SENTENCE
+
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
+
coordinating
conjunction
,Slide13
compound sentence
The wombat wobbled
, and
the kangaroo kicked
.Slide14
complex Sentence
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
DEPENDENT CLAUSE
+
Cannot stand alone in a complete sentence because it does not express a complete thoughtSlide15
dependent clause
SUBJECT
VERB
+
Cannot stand alone in a complete sentence because it does not express a complete thought
+
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONSlide16
subordinating conjunctionsSlide17
complex sentence
The wombat wobbled
until
the snake left.Slide18
compound-COMPLEX Sentence
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
DEPENDENT CLAUSE
+
May contain additional independent clauses.
+
INDEPENDENT CLAUSESlide19
Compound-complex sentence
The wombat wobbled
, but
the kangaroo kicked
until the snake left.Slide20
absolute phrase
Her expression was dejected. Sarah trudged into the room.
NOUN
ADJECTIVE
(or PARTICIPLE)
+
MODIFIERS)
(
+
Her expression dejected
,
Sarah trudged into the room.
ADD DESCRIPTION
Her expression dejected after being turned down,
Sarah trudged into the room.Slide21
PARTICIPLESlide22
absolute phrase
Legs quivering
, our old dog Gizmo dreamed of chasing squirrels
.Her arms folded across her chest
, Professor Hill warned the class about the penalties of plagiarism.We devoured Aunt Lenora's carrot cake, our fingers scraping the leftover frosting off the platesSlide23
appositive phrase
Renames another noun right beside it!
The insect is crawling across the floor.
The insect
, a cockroach,
is crawling across the floor.
The insect, a large cockroach, is crawling across the floor.
The insect, a large cockroach with hairy legs, is crawling across the floor.
The insect
, a large, hairy-legged cockroach that has spied the cat’s food,
is crawling across the floor.Slide24
infinitive phrase
INFINITIVE
[
]
TO + SIMPLE FORM OF THE VERB
BEGINSWITH...Slide25
INFINITIVE PHRASE
To finish her shift without spilling another soda
is Claire’s only goal tonight.
Samuel hopes
to win the approval of his father by making the football team.Slide26
INFINITIVE PHRASE
That tie
,
to be perfectly honest
, does not go with that suit.To avoid burning another bag of popcorn, James watched this one carefully.Slide27
gerund phrase
BEGINS WITH...
AN
ING
WORD
GERUNDSlide28
GERUND PHRASE
Always function as
nouns
!
Eating ice cream on a windy day can be a messy experience if you have long, untamed hair.
Jamming too much clothing into a washing machine will result in disaster.
Gerard hates buttering toast with a fork.Slide29
participle phrase
BEGINS
WITH...
PRESENT
ORPAST
PARTICIPLESlide30
PARTICIPLESlide31
PARTICIPLESlide32
participle phrase
BEGINS WITH...
PRESENT
OR
PAST
PARTICIPLEThe horse
trotting up to the fence hopes that you have an apple.
Eaten by mosquitoes, we wished that we had decided to stay in a hotel instead of at a campsite.
The water drained slowly in the pipe
clogged with hair
.Slide33
gerund phrase vs. participle phrase
Behaves as a
noun
Walking on the beach
is painful if jellyfish have washed ashore.Ben’s rudest habit is eating the last piece of pizza.Acts as an adjectiveWalking on the beach, Gerry avoided jellyfish that had washed ashore. Sharon found her roommate Ben eating the last piece of pizza.Slide34
prepositional phrase
STARTS WITH...
ENDS WITH...
PREPOSITION
NOUN
OR
PRONOUNOR GERUNDOR CLAUSE
indicates locationSlide35
PREPOSITIONsSlide36
PREPOSITIONsSlide37
prepositional phrase
STARTS WITH...
ENDS WITH...
PREPOSITION
NOUN
OR
PRONOUNOR GERUNDOR CLAUSE
indicates locationSlide38
prepositional phrase
STARTS WITH...
ENDS WITH...
PREPOSITION
NOUN
OR
PRONOUNOR GERUNDOR CLAUSE
at home
with me
by singing
about what we needSlide39
PREPOSITIONal Phrase
adjective
WHICH ONE?
The book
on the bathroom floor is soaking wet!The note from Nora confessed that she had stolen the necklace.adverbHOW? WHEN? WHERE?Logan is stiff from yesterday’s long football practice.Before class, Pam begged for an extension on the homework.Feeling brave, we tried the “Fire In Your Hole Challenge” at Munchies 420 Cafe.Slide40
Make a sentence!
Write a simple sentence that includes at least one adjective, one adverb, one prepositional phrase, and one appositive phrase.
Write a compound-complex sentence that starts with a
participle
phrase. Write a simple sentence that starts with three absolute phrases. Write a compound sentence that contains an infinitive phrase. Write a compound sentence that begins with two prepositional phrases. Write a complex sentence that begins with a subordinate clause. Write a complex sentence that ends with a subordinate clause. Write a compound-complex sentence containing a simile or metaphor. Slide41
Sentence Poems
Absolute phrase,
Absolute phrase,
Absolute phrase,Independent clause with an appositive phrase in it,
Prepositional phrasePrepositional phrasePrepositional phrasePrepositional phrasePrepositional phraseSlide42
Sentence Poems
Eyes focused,
Teeth bared,
Claws extended,The cats, young adventurers in the night,
wait,In the silvery darknessWithout a soundAt dawnFrom the shadowsOf the sunrise.Slide43
Sentence Poems
Gerund phrase as the subject
finish
the sentence with a rhyme. Gerund phrase as the subject finish
the sentence with a rhyme. Gerund phrase as the subject finish the sentence with a rhyme. Gerund phrase as the subject finish the sentence with a rhyme. Slide44
Sentence Poems
Mastering the art of conversation
is a process of great duration.
Learning to write like Shakespeare
will take more than a thousand years.Becoming a singer like Adele might make you want to bid practice farewell.Using the skills you already possess will result in your biggest success.Slide45
Sentence Poems
Independent clause with an appositive phrase in it,
Participle phrase
Participle phraseParticiple phrase
Participle phraseParticiple phraseSlide46
Sentence Poems
The
cats
, young adventurers in the night, stalk and play, hiding
in the shadowspouncing from the darknesschasing prey across time and spacecuddling together as the sun riseswaiting for the night