HOME | PARTS OF SPEECH | SENTENCE STRUCTURE | PUNCTUATION | USAGE | EXERCISES | Elements of Sentence Construction Subjects and Predicates Parts of speech have specific tasks to perform when they are put together in a sentence. A noun or pronoun functions as the sentence subject when it is paired with a verb functioning as the sentence predicate. Every sentence has a subject and predicate. A subject can be a noun or pronoun that is partnered with an action verb. Example:
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org/10.M65/amr.2012.0165 EDITOR’S COMMENTS: REFLECTIONS ON THE CRAFT OF CLEAR WRITING Writing is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time‚ or even the third time. Remember this in moments of despair. If you find that writing is hard‚ it’s because it is hard (Zinsser‚ 2006: 9). Most of us struggle with our writing. We thrash and hack our way through paragraphs‚ writing and editing and rewriting until we think we’ve made some progress on that God-forsaken
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1. Using complete sentences‚ define and compare radian measure to degree measure. In doing so‚ be sure to answer each of the following questions: ● When would degree measure be appropriate? ● When would radians be a better choice? ● What are the pros and cons of each? Degrees are a form of measuring an angles rotation. The radian measure is the angle that is at the center of the circle. It is also equal to the ratio of the length of the enclosed arc to the length of the circle’s radius
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Exemplification Paragraph My grandmother is perhaps the most frugal person I have had as a guiding hand in my life. She is absolutely amazing at cooking‚ making it an easy decision for her to stay home and make a delicious home cooked meal‚ as opposed to spending her hard earned money at the local diner. “There is nothing better than enjoying the fruits of your labor.” seemed to be my grandmothers catchphrase. She would come home and spend her lunch breaks tending to a medium sized garden
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Simple Sentences 1. At the five year old’s’ first‚ chaotic soccer practice‚ the unnamed team’s confluence of kooky ideas led to the team name of “Shining Star Frogs”. Metacognition: For this sentence‚ the use of a prepositional phrase establishes context for the sentence in that it shows why the team is gathered. With the addition of the adjective “unnamed”‚ the need for collecting team name ideas is further exemplified. The greek affix con allows for better understanding of the word because con
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Menu Print NAME CLASS Language Handbook DATE 8 Sentence Structure WORKSHEET 1 Identifying Sentences and Sentence Fragments (Rule 8 a) Exercise A Decide whether each of the following word groups is a sentence or a sentence fragment. Remember: A sentence contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. If the word group is a sentence‚ write S on the line provided. If it is a sentence fragment‚ write F. F 1. Because canoeing can be dangerous. S
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OF A PARAGRAPH Unity in paragraph Unity in the paragraph means oneness of idea. A good paragraph possesses unity when all the sentences develop the main idea. Unity in the paragraph is achieved by the use of (1) a topic sentence with its controlling idea (2) supporting details‚ and (3) a clinching sentence. Coherence in the paragraph The word "coherence" derived from "cohere" literally means "to hold together". If the sentences in the paragraph should relate to the topic sentence to effect
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Victorian Paragraphs Immigrants and Natives Living in Canada No matter where you lived‚ your social class always stayed the same‚ which was unfortunately the case for immigrants and first nation’s people in Canada. Immigrants coming to Canada were hoping for one of two things: their own land‚ and freedom of class. Most new immigrants to Canada were from Europe‚ but mainly Ireland and Scotland. The living conditions were the same in Canada as they were in Europe. The poor stayed poor‚ and the
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Full Sentence Outline Because of our countries demand for oil‚ we have allowed drilling to take place in US waters for many years now. This has created many environmental problems over the years. The latest oil spill has opened the eyes of the people and now they are willing to fight to keep the environment safe for their families and future generations. There are many people that would like to see oil drilling come to an end‚ but that will take a lot of work for us to make this happen. The
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Six Sentence Patterns Sentence Patterns #1 - Noun / Verb The most basic sentence pattern is a noun followed by a verb. It’s important to remember that only verbs that do not require objects are used in this sentence pattern. Examples: People work. Frank eats. This basic sentence pattern can be modified by adding a noun phrase‚ possessive adjective‚ as well as other elements. This is true for all the sentence patterns that follow. Examples: People work. -> Our employees work. Frank eats
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