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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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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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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Using Basic Sentence Structure Within a Paragraph Abstract This paper displays basic sentence structure by the comparison and contrasting of two different style paragraphs. The first is the opening of a resume and the second the introduction of a web site. I will then go on to explain the difference of the two in regards to sentence length and style. Using Basic sentence structure within paragraphs RESUME PARAGRAPH Please accept
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creature + when I get home + when it grunted again so violently + [PAST(she looked down into its face in some alarm)]. The passage has five main sentences (shown by +) and two doubly embedded sentences (shown by the brackets). One embedded sentence is transformed into an –ing structure. This passage is composed of many clauses forming a highly complex sentence. - Main clause: Alice was just beginning to think to herself - Independent clause set off as a quotation: “Now what am I to do with this
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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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Guess Paper – 2013 Class – IX Subject – ENGLISH LANGUAGE ___________________________________________________________________________ • Answers to this Paper must be written on the paper provided separately. • You will not be allowed to write during the first 15 minutes. • This time is to be spent in reading the question paper. • The time given at the head of this Paper is the time allowed for writing the answers. • Attempt all four questions. • The intended marks for questions or parts of
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the same time they changed and loss their innocence. | Body Paragraph 1: society Topic Sentence: Lose dream and plan because of society change.Point & Evidence: Hailsham students’ sex lessons and their attitude‚ it affect Kathy is attitude.Point & Evidence: Ms. Lucy tells them the truth about why is they create to the world. Point & Evidence: Ruth and Tommy start dating Concluding Sentence: | Body Paragraph 2: personal change Topic Sentence:Point & Evidence: Ruth wants to be
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Sentence Frames Responding to the Essential Questions: Sentence Frames According to the text‚ Americans decided to move West because ___________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________ The _________________________________________________ law was passed to allow pioneers to move West. This law stated _____________________________________________________________________. According to the text‚ an experience European settlers
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The application of sanctions by the legal system has been at the forefront of society’s efforts to control criminal behaviour. The most recent trend‚ especially in the U.S.‚ has been to use prison sentences‚ particularly what are known as mandatory sentences‚ to achieve this goal. Mandatory sentences are grid-like sentencing prescriptions that attempt to make the "punishment" fit the crime. Judicial discretion is severely limited as regards weighting of individual circumstances in sentencing. Almost
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