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Getting Started


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Lesson 1- Sentence Formation

Lesson 3

Lesson 2

Lesson 4

Lesson 5

Lesson 6

Course Map


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Module Objectives

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To provide the student

with pointers on how to

construct simple and

complex sentences inenglish.


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We went to San Juan yesterday.

Observe how a simple sentence is

constructed:


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We went to San Juan .

Pronoun Verb

Simple subject Complete predicate

Prepositional phrase


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A compound sentence has more than onecompound sentence has more than one

part that can stand alone (independentpart that can stand alone (independent

clauses)clauses)

Independent clauses are connected byIndependent clauses are connected by

coordinating conjunctions, conjunctivecoordinating conjunctions, conjunctive

adverbs or a semiadverbs or a semi--colon.colon.


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We went to San Juan, and

most of us danced all night.


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We went to San Juan,

and most of us danced all night .

Subject Verb

CoordinatingConjunction

Predicate

Verb

Prepositional phrase

Modifying phraseSubject


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Compound Sentences

My parents caught a severecold; consequently, they had to

cancel their vacation.

Some people like basketball;others prefer baseball.

ConjunctiveAdverb

Semi-colon


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A complex sentence has at

least two parts: one that can

stand alone and another one

that cannot

The part that cannot stand

alone is linked to the rest of

the sentence b a


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Since my boyfriend and I wanted to have fun,

we went to San Juan yesterday.


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Since we wanted to have fun,

we went to San Juan yesterday.

PredicateSubject

SubordinatingConjunction

Part that cannot stand alone


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This type of sentence has more

than one part that can stand alone,

and at least one that cannot

Notice how the different

conjunctions link the different parts

of this sentence

ompoun - omp ex

Sentence


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Compound-Complex Sentence


my boyfriend and I went to San Juanyesterday,

and we danced all night.


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my boyfriend and I went to San Juan,

and we danced all night.

Subject Predicate

SubordinatingConjunction

CoordinatingConjunction

Part that cannot stand alone

Compound-Complex

Sentence


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For More Information

Index English Grammar and Compositionhttp://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index2.

Tons of Fun with Grammarhttp://www.seasite.niu.edu/flin/103_handouts

/sentences_and_phrases.htm

Grammar Book Table of Contentshttp://www.grammarbook.com/exercises/grammar/

cnt_gram.html


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Sentence Structure


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Objective

To provide the student

with pointers on how

to construct sentences


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Lesson 1

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