PPT-Understanding Sentence Types

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 simplecompoundcomplexminor. 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.. 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!. The sound of a sentence . A sentence can poke turtle – like on a page.. It can leap like an antelope playing.. It can vary from short to the lengthier sort, . Depending on what you are saying.. When you read with your eye and hear with your ear, . Complex and Compound-complex. 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 semi-colon.. Compound and Complex . Sentences. Mr. Ronzoni . Little Flower Catholic High School for Girls. 2012. Compound Sentences. A compound sentence consists of two or more . independent clauses. . (An . independent clause . 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. . 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:. 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. . 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. . 1. The . simple sentence . one of AI’s primary pursuits has been speech recognition and natural language processing (NLU and NLG). SR/NL processing is not merely a matter of mapping words to meanings. for SR, we have to analyze the spoken input, obtain auditory features, identify those features as phonetic units and map them to words and phrases. English. You will need. A. pencil. and paper.. Learning intention. To learn about 4 different types of verbs.. Let’s remember – what is persuasive language? . When you . persuade. someone, you are convincing them that what you think is right..