Sentence Structure Handout 09F1.docx
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SENTENCESTRUCTURE--PART1
TYPESOFSENTENCES
Variouskindsofwords(thepartsofspeech)makeuptheEnglishlanguage.Wordsareputtogethertoformphrases(groupsofrelatedwords)andclauses(groupsofwordsthathaveasubjectandaverb).Iftheclausealsoexpressesacompleteidea,itisanIndependentClause.Whenitstandsalone,itiscalledaSENTENCE.Inotherwords,foragroupofwordstobeasentence,theremustbe
(1)asubject
(2)acompleteverb
(3)acompleteidea
(4)properpunctuation
Whatsentencesexpress
InEnglishsentencescanexpressanyofthefollowing:
1.Sentencescanexpressstatements:
Heisreadingabook.
Heisnotreadingamagazine.
2.Sentencescanexpressquestions:
Ishereadingabook?
Heisreadingabook,isn’the?
3.Sentencescanexpresscommands:
Readthebook!
Readthebook,please.
TypesofSentences
InEnglish,therearethreebasictypesofsentences:
1.SimpleSentence
SheisdoingherEnglishhomework.
ThestudentsalwaysdotheirEnglishhomework.
Eachofthesesentencescontainsoneidea.
2.ComplexSentence
SheisdoingherEnglishhomeworkbecauseshewantstodowellinCOMM132.
BecauseshewantstodowellinCOMM132,sheisdoingherEnglishhomework.
Eachofthesesentencescontainstwoideas.
3.CompoundSentence
ShewantstodowellinCOMM132,sosheisdoingherEnglishhomework.
Eachofthesesentencescontainstwoideas.
SheisdoingherEnglishhomework,forshewantstodowellinCOMM132.
THEPARTSOFASENTENCE
Asentenceisdividedintotwoparts–thesubjectandthepredicate.Thesubjectisthepartofthesentencethattellsuswhomorwhatwearetalkingabout.Thepredicatecontainseverythingelseinthesentence.Thepredicatemustcontainaverb.Theverbisthemostimportantpartofthepredicatebecauseittellsuswhatthesubjectdoes,oritdescribesthesubject’sstateofbeing.Whenaverbdescribesastateofbeingtheverb“tobe”(am,is,are)isoftenused.
Ifasentenceconsistsofoneindependentclause,itiscalledaSIMPLESENTENCE.Asimplesentencecanconsistofonlyanoun,whichisthesubjectofthesentence,andaverb,whichisthepredicate.
Studentsstudy.
Inthissentence,whatarewetalkingabout?
Students.Therefore,“students”isthesubjectofthesentence.Whatdostudentsdo?
Study.“Study”istheverb.
Wecanexpandthissentence.
Dedicatedstudentsstudy.
Dedicatedcollegestudentsstudy.
Dedicatedcollegestudentsstudyatthelibrary.
Dedicatedcollegestudentsstudyatthelibraryeveryday.
Let’stakealookatanothersentence.
Thestudentishere.
Inthissentence,whatarewetalkingabout?
Student.Therefore,“Student”isthesubjectofthesentence.Doesthestudentdoanythinginthissentence?
No.Theverb“is”isdenotingastateofbeing.
Wecanexpandthissentence.
Thededicatedstudentishere.
Thededicatedcollegestudentishere.
Thededicatedcollegestudentishereatthefrontdesk.
Themostcommonlyusedbeingverbistheverb“tobe”.Hereisitsconjugation:
PresentPast
IamweareIwaswewere
youareyouareyouwereyouwere
he/she/itistheyarehe/she/itwastheywere
Asimplesentencecanevenconsistofasingleword.
Stop!
Inthissentence,wehaveaverb,andthesubjectis(you)understood.
Thissentenceisacommand.Thesesentencesdon’tappeartohaveasubject,butthesubjectisalwaystheword“you”understood.Commandsaretheonlysentencesthatdon’thavestatedsubjects.Allothersentenceshavestatedsubjects.
TheVERBisthemostimportantpartofasentence.Rememberthateverysentencemusthaveaverb,andtheverbmustbecompleteforthesentencetomakesense.Thefollowingsentencemakessensebecausetheverbiscomplete:
Sheiswaitingtoseetheprofessor.
However,thenextsentencesdon’tmakesensebecausetheverbsareincomplete.
Canyoudeterminewhatiswrongwiththefollowingsentences?
a.Shegoingtoseetheprofessor.
b.Sheisgotoseetheprofessornextweek.
c.Shetogotoseetheprofessornextweek.
Theverbsineachsentencearenotcomplete,sothesentencesarenotcorrect.
Review
Everysentencemusthave
(1)asubject
(2)acompleteverb
(3)acompleteidea
(4)properpunctuation
Practice
A.Canyouidentitywhichofthefollowingfulfillthefourrequirementsofasentence,and
whicharemerelygroupsofwords?
1.Thestudentwearingaplaidshirt,tatteredbluejeans,anddirty,muddy,worn-outsneakers.
2.Amritalikestoread.
3.Realizedhermistakeandtriedtocorrectit.
4.Theyaregotothebasketballgame.
5.SunilandBeiarestudyinginthelibrary.
Don’tbefooledbythelengthofagroupofwords.Therecouldbemanydescriptivewordsandphrases,butifthegroupofwordsismissinganyofthefourrequirements,itwillnotbeacorrectsentence.
subjects
Nowlet’stakeacloserlookatSUBJECTS.Thesubjectisthedoeroftheactionorconditionexpressedbytheverb.Tofindthesubjectofthesentence,askyourselfwhoorwhatisbeingdiscussedinthesentence.Youcandothisbyfirstfindingtheverbandthenaskingyourself“Whoorwhatdidtheaction?
”
Practice
A.Putonelineunderthe(bare)subjectineachofthefollowingsentences.
Puttwolinesundertheverborverbphrase.
1.Thegirlsstudiedinthelibraryallday.
2.Beforeastorm,mytwocatsalwaysbehavestrangely.
3.Pleasetrytobethereontime.
4.CentennialCollegeandSenecaCollegeoffersummercourses.
5.Thebusystudentdranksomewater,atehislunchandreviewedhisnotesduringhisbreak.
Didyounoticethatsentence3isacommand,sothesubjectis(you)understood?
Whatisdifferentbetweensentences4and5?
Well,sentence4hastwowordsasthesubject.Thetwowordsarejoinedbyaconjunction.Thisiscalledamultiplesubject.Sentence5hasthreeverbs,alsojoinedbyaconjunction.Thisiscalledamultipleverb.However,bothofthesesentencesareSimpleSentences.Aslongasallthenounsorverbsarejoinedbyconjunctionstoformonesubjectoronepredicate,thesentenceisclassifiedasaSimpleSentence.
Thecatcaughtthemouse.Asimplesentence.
Thefat,graycatwiththewhitepawsandthesleek,blackcatwiththewhitetaileagerlychasedandfinallycaughtthefrightenedlittlebrownmouse.Alsoasimplesentence.
Practice
B.Inthefollowingexercise,putonelineunderthebaresubjectandtwolinesunderthecompleteverb:
1.Michaellovesthincrustpizza.
2.Thedaycaresupervisorwasspeakingtotheparents.
3.MyuncleandhiswifemovedtoHongKongtwoyearsago.
4.Acidrainiskillingourmapletrees.
5.ThemapleleafisCanada’semblem.
6.Jamalranfastandwontherace.
7.Thatquestionisdifferentfromtheothers.
8.Aftertheholidays,employeesalwaysfeelrelaxed.
9.Figurethisoneout.
10.Forthreeminutes,heheldhisbreath.
Notethatsentence3hasamultiplesubjectjoinedby“and”,andsentence6hasamultipleverb.Sentence9isacommand,sothesubjectis(you)understood.
SYNTAX
ThemostcommonsentencepatterninEnglish
Thisisafancywordwhichmeans“wordorder”.WordorderinEnglishisnotabsolutelyrigid,butmostofthetime,itfollowsthispattern:
Subject/Verb/Completion
SoinEnglishwesay
Iliketowatchtelevisionintheevening.
SVC
Wesometimessay
Intheevening,Iliketowatchtelevision.
SVC
Butwedon’tsay
Television,Iliketowatch.
Andwewouldneversay
TowatchtelevisionlikeIintheevening.
RememberthatinEnglish,themostcommonlyusedsentencepatternissubject,verb,completion.
Practice
A.FindtheSVCpatterninthefollowingsentences.
1.Computersincreaseworkplaceefficiency.
2.Vaccinationprogramshavehelpedtoeradicatemostchildhooddiseases.
3.Michellehasworkedhardtodevelophercomputerskillsthissemester.
4.Solarenergyisanefficientcost-effectivenon-pollutingresource.
5.Yourhotelreservationscanbecancelleduptothreedaysbeforeyourexpectedarrival.
6.Thechildcarecentreisnexttothemainoffice.
7.Childrenlearnthroughplay.
HereandThereConstructionsinEnglish
In“Here”and“There”constructions,thesubjectsarefoundaftertheverb.Although“here”or“there”isinthesubjectposition,itisnotthesubject.“Here”or“there”showstheexistenceorlocationofsomething.
Therearetwobigdogsintheyard.
Theverbis“are”.Whoorwhat“are”?
Thetwobigdogs.So"dogs"isthesubjectofthesentence.
Herecomesthewaiternow.
Whatistheverb?
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Whatisthesubject?
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Practice
B.Findthesubjectsinthefollowingsentences:
1.Therearecolourfulflowersinthegarden.
2.Hereisthemaincauseofyourconfusion.
3.Therewasn’tanyfoodintherefrigerator.
4.Herearesomecleanclothes.
5.Thereareseveralapplesinthebowl.
PrepositionalPhrases
Aprepositionalphraseconsistsofaprepositionfollowedbyanounorpronoun.Prepositionalphrasesareusefulsentencebuildingtoolsbecausetheyallowustoincreaseoursentencelengthand,hence,provideourreaderswithmoreinformation.Examinethefollowingsentence:
(OnMondays,)shestudies(withherfriends)(intheLearningCentre)(atProgressCampus).
Notehowtheprepositionalphrasesprovidethereaderwithmuchinformation.
CommonPrepositions
about
behind
except
outside
above
below
for
over
across
beneath
from
past
after
beside
in
through
against
between
inside
to
along
beyond
into
under
among
by
near
until
around
despite
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