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A SENTENCE IS A GROUP OF WORDS THAT EXPRESSES A _____?
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A COMPLETE THOUGHT
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A SENTENCE ALWAYS HAS:
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A SUBJECT AND A PREDICATE
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A FRAGMENT IS:
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A SEPARATE SENTENCE PART THAT DOES NOT EXPRESS A COMPLETE THOUGHT.
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THE SUBJECT IS:
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WHAT (OR WHOM) THE SENTENCE IS ABOUT.
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THE PREDICATE TELLS:
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something about the subject.
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ONE WAY TO CORRECT A FRAGMENT IS:
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REJOIN IT TO THE SENTENCE FROM WHICH IT HAS BEEN SEPERATED.
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A 2ND WAY TO CORRECT A FRAGMENT IS:
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ADD THE MISSING SUBJECT, PREDICATE,OR OTHER WORDS THAT WILL MAKE THE FRAGMENT A COMPLETE THOUGHT
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SENTENCES HAVE 4 PURPOSES:
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1. TO TELL
2. TO ASK 3. TO REQUEST 4. TO SHOW STRONG FEELING |
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THERE ARE 4 TYPES OF SENTENCES
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1. DECLARATVE SENTENCE
2. AN IMPERATIVE SENTENCE 3. AN INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE 4. AN EXCLAMATORY SENTENCE |
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A DECLARATIVE SENTENCE DOES WHAT?
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MAKES A STATEMENT
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A IMPERATIVE SENTENCE DOES WHAT?
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GIVES A COMMAND OR MAKES A REQUEST.
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AN INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE DOES WHAT?
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ASKS A QUESTION
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AN EXCLAMATORY SENTENCE DOES WHAT?
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SHOWS SUDDEN OR STRONG FEELINGS
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WHAT ARE THE SENTENCE PARTS?
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1. THE COMPLETE SUBJECT
2. THE SIMPLE SUBJECT 3. THE COMPLETE PREDICATE 4. THE SIMPLE PREDICATE OR VERB 5. A VERB PHRASE |
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THE COMPLETE SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE IS:
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THAT PART ABOUT WHICH SOMETHING IS SAID.
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THE SIMPLE SUBJECT IS:
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THE MAIN WORD OR GORUP OF WORDS IN THE COMPLETE SUBJECT
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THE COMPLETE PREDICATE OF A SENTENCE IS:
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THE PART THAT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT THE SUBJECT.
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THE SIMPLE PREDICATE OR VERT IS:
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THE MAIN WORD OR GROUP OF WORDS IN THE COMPLETE PREDICATE.
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A VERB PHRASE IS:
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A MAIN VERB AND ITS HELPING VERBS.
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HOW DO YOU FIND THE SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE?
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FIRST FIND THE VERB.
2ND THEN ASK WHO OR WHAT BEFORE THE VERB. |
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HOW DO YOU FIND THE VERB OF A SENTENCE?
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LOOK FOR/FIND A WORD THAT A WORD TAHT SHOWS ACTION.
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WHAT ARE THE HELPING - LINKING STATE OF BEING VERBS
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AM WERE
IS BE ARE BEING WAS BEEN |
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WHAT ARE THE ACTION HELPING VERBS?
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HAVE DO
HAS DOES HAD DID |
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WHAT ARE THE HELPING VERBS?
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SHALL MAY
WILL MIGHT SHOULD MUST WOULD CAN COULD |
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WHAT ARE THE ACTION-LINKING VERBS?
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TASTE BECOME
FEEL SEEM SMELL GROW SOUND REMAIN LOOK STAY APPEAR |
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WHAT IS A NORMAL SENTENCE?
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WHEN THE SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE COMES BEFORE THE PREDICATE.
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WHAT IS AN INVERTED SENTENCE?
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WHEN THE VERB OR ANY PART OF THE PREDICATE COMES BEFORE THE SUBJECT.
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WHEN DOES AN INVERTED ORDER OCCUR?
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IT USUALLY OCCURS IN INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES AND IN SENTENCES BEGINNING WITH THERE.
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DO SENTENCES EVER BEGIN WITH THE WORD THERE?
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NO!
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WHAT IS THE SUBJECT OF AN IMPERATIVE SENTENCE?
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IT IS UNDERSTOOD TO BE THE WORD YOU.
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A WRITER'S TOOL IS:
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THE SENTENCE DIAGRAM
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WHAT DOES THE SENTENCE DIAGRAM DO?
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IT IS USED TO DETECT IF A SENTENCE HAS ANY STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS.
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HOW DO YOU DIAGRAM A SENTENCE?
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1. DRAW A HORIZONTAL LINE DIVIDED BY A SHORT VERTICAL LINE
2. PUT THE VERB TO THE RIGHT OF THE VERTICAL LINE 3. PUT THE SUBJECT TO THE LEFT. |
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WHAT IS A COMPOUND SUBJECT?
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A SUBJECT THAT CONSISTS OF TWO OR MORE SUBJECT CONNECTED BY AND, OR, OR NOR.
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WHAT IS A COMPOUND VERB?
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A VERB THAT CONSISTS OF TWO OR MORE VERBS CONNECTED BY AND, OR, NOR, OR BUT
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WHAT IS A COMPOUND SENTENCE?
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A SENTENCE CONNTAINING TOW OR MORE SIMPLE SENTENCES, USUALLY CONNECTED BY AND, BUT, OR, NOR, FOR OR YET.
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WHAT IS A RUN-ON SENTENCE?
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TWO OR MORE SIMPLE SENTENCES WRITTEN INCORRECTLY AS ONE SENTENCE.
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WHAT IS A RUN TOGETHER SENTENCE?
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A POORLY WRITTEN SENTENCE CONTAINING TOO MANY IDEAS, JOINED BY AND, ANDSO, AND THEN.
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