Sentence structure

cuius vis hominis est errare It is natural for any man to make a mistake (Cicero)

Victor Rodriguez- 2015

What is a sentence?• A sentence is a complete written way to provide information within a language. It is formed by the unión of two

or more clauses.

• Example:

Aleksander likes has one shoe.

In this sentence we as readers understand two things:

First. THE SUBJECT ALEKSANDER

Second. THE PREDICATE( verb). HAS one shoe.

The information was properly provided so we understood the whole message, and we can have an IDEA of what is going on.

Aleksander

one shoeHAS

Parts of a sentenceAfter analysing the previous sentence we know now that in a sentence there are two important parts:

THE NOUN. Also called the SUBJECT.

THE PREDICATE( verb). The action being DONE.

Before we continue . . . . What is a CLAUSE?A clause is a written piece of information, that has a noun and a verb, they may become sentences if they stand by themselves as complete information units. They are:

Independent. It may stands as a sentence if has, the structure needed and if provides the information required. Example• She needs to read. • He has seen her reading a very nice book.

Dependent. they are pieces of written information that CANNOT stand by themselves, because they don’t provide enough information to do so. They are preceded by dependant markers; “after, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order to, since, though, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, whether, and while.ExampleBefore I begin.In order to start.

What is a simple sentence

and what is a compound sentence?

Simple sentences,are formed by an independent clause, which has a subject and a predicate, thus it can stand alone as a complete piece of information.E, g. Peter won three medals.Johan writes a beautiful letter.Mary sends three e-mails.

Compound sentences,are sentences formed by the union of two simple sentences/independent clauses, such union happens though the co-ordinate conjunctions:

• B. but• A, and• N, nor • Y, yet• O, or• S, so

E g: The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. (Aristotle)The house is beautiful, yet the colors look gloomy and sad.

BANYOS “FOR” is considered within this group, but it is almost never used.

Common Mistakes when writing a sentence.

These errors when writing a sentence are very common, even among native speakers.• Spelling mistakes: when a letter is missing, we may not notice it but others will. E.g

Hllo how ar yu?• Punctuation mistakes: punctuation signs allow us to: make desirable pauses, add

information and to finish a sentence. E.g hi how are you I hope everything is ok you know.• Grammar mistakes: these errors are common among native and learners of a

determined language, review to or three times your work before presenting it, or giving it away. E.g She went for look you, she found you not, she caming back bery sad.• Usage mistakes: it’s the way how non native speakers use the language to express

themselves. E. g Dry of chicken= rice and chicken stew, from Spanish (seco de pollo).

How to improve our sentence writing.

The only way to improve our sentence writing is through exhaustive reading, and properly assessed writing.Not giving up in the early stages, and remembering that even native speakers can make mistakes.

THANK YOU

Bibliography• Ediger Anne. Types of connecting words in English. ADVANCED

LIGUISTICS. 2015.