Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Sentence pattern #1

Sentence = complete idea/subject + verb+ object
independent clause
Clause= incomplete idea / subject + verb

phrase= Preposition ( in, on ,at), no verb,
Could have a participle present:(ing) past:(ed)

Eg: Csl(subject) has(verb) 3200 students(object).


Eg: FS wrote many short stories; he filled 23 volumes

#1 a) IC semicolon+conjunctive adverb+comma+IC
FS started as a wood engraver; however , he became a famous writer.

#1 b) IC+comma+coordinating conjunction (fanboys)+ IC
The story has no ending, so the reader is left wondering what happened.

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