Complex and compound sentences Compound sentence O A compound sentence is a sentence with two or more independent clauses joined by: O a comma followed by a coordinating conjunction (and‚ but‚ or‚ nor‚ for‚ yet‚ so): The dog barked‚ and the cat yowled. O a semicolon: The dog barked; the cat yowled. Important Definitions O Independent Clause: O A group of words that makes a complete statement. It can stand alone as a sentence O Coordinating Conjunction: O A word that is used with a comma to
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Syllabus and opening epigraphs. Upon looking in the class syllabus there where three short entries that are at the beginning two of the three are the first things that had caught my attention. The first was by Ken Kesney counter cultural figure and author of the 1962 novel “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” This first quote was taken out of his 1964 novel “Sometimes a Great Notion” “Suburban survivors of Hiroshima described the blast as a ‘Mighty boom‚ like a locomotive followed by a long
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Basic Sentence Patterns A sentence in English usually names the subject of the sentence (the person or thing doing the action) and then offers a comment or assertion about that subject. That comment is known grammatically as a predicate. Examples The sections of a sentence used as examples where there are more than one item are formated as noted‚ otherwise examples are italic. In the sentence "He left‚" He is the subject and left is the predicate. A subject can be a word‚ a phrase‚ a clause
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BASIC SENTENCES IN ENGLISH 1. Simple 2.1. What is a simple sentence? * A simple sentence is an independent clause. 2.2. Kinds of independent clause * Subject-Verb: The dog laughed. * Subject-Verb-Adjunct (định ngữ): A policeman lives in that house. * Subject-Verb-Complement: That sounds a good idea. * Subject-Verb-Object: He loved her dog. * Subject-Verb- Object- Adjunct: The government sent the envoy to Africa. * Subject-Verb- Object-Object: They passed
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make clear what we want to say. Punctuation marks are just as important in number sentences as they are in English sentences. Without being told by a symbol or some other means‚ we do not know whether to do the multiplication or the addition first. To avoid the confusion of such an expression naming two different numbers‚ let us use parentheses to indicate which operation is to be first. When part of a number sentence is enclosed within parentheses‚ think of that as naming one number. It is commonly
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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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However‚ it is commonly overlooked that "logic is the science and means of clear . . . communication." Consequently‚ many sentences are regarded as logical‚ which in reality are illogical. It can therefore be found that the language used to communicate this logic must be carefully constructed using a certain format in order to form a logical statement. The requirements in such a sentence include a subject‚ the verb "to be"‚ a predicate containing information that is relevant to the subject by means of
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1. Indeterminate sentence is a fixed minimum and maximum term of incarceration‚ rather than a set period. For example‚ a defendant is sentence to 20 to 30 years in prison. That defendant is obligated to do more than 20 and less than 30 years in prison. Only the parole board truly knows how much time that defendant will served once their eligible for parole. In difference‚ determinate sentence is a set period of incarceration. There’s no chance of parole‚ once the sentence is given‚ that is the
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A friend in need is a friend indeed is a proverb that stands true always. In our day to day work‚ we come across so many persons and all of them are not our friends. God does not create friends. We acquire them. How are friends made? Friends have some qualities in common. They are generally of the same age group. Their aptitudes and interest‚ likes and dislikes are generally common. They may live nearby‚ may go to the same school or may be doing the same work. Good friends know all about one another
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500 ENGLISH SENTENCES Issue(s) of Contention Mr Honda: Fear of losing face Japanese culture is known for its highly collectivistic nature. They always visualize themselves as part of a group and interactions are supposed to be group vs. group and never individual vs. individual. They are perceptive of their position in the society in relation to acting differently or independently. One of their greatest fears is being detested by the society. In this particular instance‚ it is Mr. Honda losing
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