Business Communication for Career Readiness

High Impact Business WritingModule 2

with Sue Robins, M.S.

Lesson 3: SentencesLearning Objectives

Know general rules for creating sentences in a business environment

List the parts of a sentence List the types of sentences

and their appropriate uses Understand parallel structure

and its importance

Sentences

Be specific Provide definitions Ensure accuracy Use active voice Conversational

style

When writing sentences we want to keep a few things in mind:

Ensure Accuracy

The panda eats, shoots and leaves.

The panda eats, shoots, and leaves.

The panda eats shoots and leaves.

Choose the correct form of the sentence:

a) Afterwards, we had to help unsaddle the horses and carry them to the shed.

b) Afterwards, we had to help unsaddle the horses and carry the saddles to the shed.

c) After we had to unsaddle the horses and carry them to the shed.

d) After we unsaddled the horses, we carried them to the shed.

Two parts to a sentence Complete sentences have a subject and a

predicate

Parts of a Sentence

Two parts to a sentence Complete sentences have a subject and a

predicate

Parts of a Sentence

The committee has approved the by-laws.Subject: the committeePredicate: has approved the by-laws

Types of SentencesDeclarative The picnic will feature a boxed lunch and

beverages.Interrogative Would you like to have water with your meal?Imperative All swimmers are expected to bring their own

swim fins.Exclamatory I love Fridays!

Similar content and function

Follows a pattern Avoid excessive

repetition

Parallel Structure

Your child will be required to think things through and be able to articulate and write out the why behind their answer; including being able to cite evidence, make arguments, and defending the answer.

Your child will be required to think things through and be able to articulate and write out the why behind their answer; including being able to cite evidence, make arguments, and defend the answer.

Parallel Structure Example 1:

By taking these small steps, you will be helping your child become successful both in and outside the classroom.

By taking these small steps, you will be helping your child become successful both inside and outside the classroom.

Parallel Structure Example 2:

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