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Types of Sentences
(Grammar and Mechanics)
# 3th Meeting
# 3th Meeting
Types of Sentences
Types of Sentences
Clauses
Clauses are the building blocks of sentences. A clause is a group
of words that contains (at least) a subject and a verb.
These are clauses:
These are not clauses:
Ecology is a science
to protect the environment
Because pollution causes cancer after working all day
These are two kinds of clauses: independent and dependent
An independent clause contains a subject and a verb, and expresses
a complete thought. It can stand alone as a
sentence itself. An independent clause is
formed with
Subject + Verb + (Object, Complement, Adverb)
Examples:
Students normally spend four years in college.
I will declare my major now, but I may change it later
Many international students experience culture shock when they come to
the USA.
(For further reading: Hogue and Oshima)
Writing Practice
I.
Having learnt independent clauses, do the exercises written in Hogue
p. 154
II.
Work by yourself or with a partner. Learn text on Oshima p. 12,
Introducing Myself, then identify independent clauses.
References
Hogue, Ann. 1996. Academic Writing. NY: AddisonWeasley Publishing Company Inc.
Oshima, Alice. 1991. Writing Academic English. NY:
Addison-Weasley Publishing Company Inc.