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Sentence Patterns
------------------------------------Compound/Coordinating Pattern
and
or
nor
for
yet
but
so
as
; (semi-colon
Cp Sentence Patterns:
[John went to the play] ,and [Bill stayed home.]
Semi-Colon: (Takes place of and)
John went to the play ; Bill stayed home
(comma)
Compound / Adverbial Pattern
Add information:
Conclude/Summarize:
Contrast/Difference
Comparison / Alike:
besides
finally
however
also
Cp/Adv example:
furthermore
consequently
nevertheless
similarly
likewise
thus
still
moreover
Therefore
although
then
accordingly
conversely
[I like to eat pizza] ;furthermore, [I enjoy eating it hot]
hence
otherwise
(Use semi-colon)
Complex Sentences / Regular and Inverted
Complex Subordinating Pattern:
as
as if
as soon as
as far as
so that
in as much as
whether
why
while
while
wherever
when
how
if
because
considering
until
whom
although
after
in order that
so that
than
whose
Complex Regular Form:
[I like pizza][because it tastes so good.]
Complex Inverted Form:
[Unless he tries harder,][ he will not succeed.
Double Duty Subordinating Conjunctions
This
that
Single Duty:
Double Duty:
these
those
what
which who
I know that is the answer
I know that answer in incorrect.
Compound / Complex: Triple Clause
Combining independent and dependent clauses
Cp / Cx Regular
[I went to the movie] ,and [my friend Bill stayed home ][ because he was feeling bad.]
Cp/Cx Inverted
]While I was waiting, ][I saw a rabbit eating some seeds] ,and [a fox watched it from the forest.]
Grammar Review
Five Parts of a Sentence
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Capital Letter
Subject
Predicate:
Punctuation:
Complete Thought:
Three Sentence Elements:
1.
2.
3.
Subject:
Predicate:
Complement:
Names person and place
Shows action or existence
Completes the sentence thought
Four Sentence Patterns
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Simple Sentence:
Compound Sentence:
Complex Sentence:
Compound-Complex Sentence:
Clause
Phrase
One subject/predicate relationship
Two independent clauses connected by a conjunction
One independent clause connected to a one or more dependent clauses
Two independent clauses connected to one or more dependent clauses
Group of words with a subject and a predicate (independent or dependent)
Group of words with no subject and predicate (used as a modifer)
Four Sentence Types
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2.
3.
4.
Declarative:
Interrogative
Imperative
Exclamatory
Makes a statement
Asks a question
Gives a command
Shows emotion
Types of Writing:
1.
2.
3.
Descriptive
Narrative:
Action Helping Verbs:
1.
2.
3.
have
has
had
do
does
did
might
must
may
should
would
could
shall
will
can
State of Being (existence) Helping Words:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
am
are
is
was
were
be
been
being
Sense Verbs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
touch
taste
sound
sight
smell
feels
grow
appears
seems
become
became
continues
remains
Eight Parts of Speech
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
noun
pronoun
verb
adjective
adverb
conjunction
preposition
interjection
Name
Takes place of noun
Action or state of being
describes nouns
describes verbs, adverbs, and other adjectives
Connetors of words, clauses, or phrases
first word in a preposition phrase (used as adjective or adverb)
Emotion word