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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variety of sentence structures to achieve the effect of humans having excessive desires and also the effect of humans having a greedy personality. Using a long sentence‚ Johnson declares that “ Whoever thou art‚ that‚ not content with a moderate condition‚ imaginest happiness in royal magnificence and dreamest that command or riches can feed the appetite of novelty with perpetual gratifications‚ survey the pyramids‚ and confess thy folly”. Furthermore‚ just like the length of this sentence‚ a person
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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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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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With the date of my graduation steadily approaching it gives me the opportunity to really look back on all of my achievements throughout high school. There are so many I’m proud of. Starting my freshman year I began strong. I was a star student receiving nearly all A level grades in my courses. I was also an active member in Student Council and the arts. I was in the musical production of Cinderella and in Solo and Ensemble performance with my flute. Even at that young age I still understood the
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enormously. Someone very special in my life once told me‚ "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off of your goals." Upon entering high school four years ago‚ the majority of us had one goal and only one goal in mind‚ graduation. Many of us have heard people say that high school is the best time of our lives‚ so we better enjoy it. With that in mind‚ we thought that the next four years were going to be a breeze and before we knew it we would be out of here. Well‚ that is
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writing process to include: research (note cards)‚ pre-writing (outline)‚ draft (first draft)‚ revise‚ edit (self and peer edit)‚ publish (final draft). 3. Students will use a variety of resources (print‚ reference‚ electronic) to research selected sub-topics related to WWII and Lord of the Flies. 4. Students will link literary analysis with historical research. Directions: You will be writing a paper that integrates Lord of the Flies with historical research. The prompt for your paper is: Analyze Lord
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Extempore speaking is the term used for a non-formally prepared speech. Explaining to your parents why you arrived home later than your curfew is a form of extempore speaking. When you watch a beauty pageant on television and the contestants have to draw a question and answer it for the judges‚ they are extempore speaking. Every time you speak you are preparing for extempore speaking. You probably prepare without even knowing it. You have to read to learn new things for this type of speaking. When
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Professor Laviolette Engl 0310 Feburary 12‚ 2014 My Graduation Day suddenly‚ I realized it was my last day in high school with mixed emotion and uncertain expression. Sad to leave the school which has imparted so much into me for the last 4 years. Then I sat there with a blooming joyous smile on my fave as I thought of finally being able to leave this boring repetitive life. But overall I was proud of myself finally being able to finish and complete this huddle was a great achievement and
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