SENTENCE STRUCTURE

SENTENCE STRUCTURE

Academic Writing

SIMPLESENTENCES

TYPES OF SENTENCES

COMPOUNDSENTENCES

SENTENCE DEFINITION

STRUCTURE

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VIDEO -SIMPLE AND COMPOUND SENTENCES

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SIMPLE AND COMPOUND SENTENCES

• Academic writing is formal and has many rules. It is different from everyday English, and it may be different from the academic writing, that you have done in your native language.
• On this presentation you will learn and practice the sentence structure for academic writing.
• There are three types of sentences: simple, compound and complex.

DEFINITION

SENTENCES

A sentence is a group of words that contains at least one subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. A complete English sentence must have three characteristics:

1. In written form, a sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period (i.e., a full stop) [.], a note of interrogation (i.e., a question mark) [?], or a note of exclamation (i.e., an exclamation mark) [!].
2. It must express a complete thought, not fragmented.
3. It must contain at least one subject (hidden/visible) and one verb comprising an independent clause. (An independent clause contains an independent subject and verb and expresses a complete thought.)

STRUCTURE

SENTENCES

• SIMPLE SENTENCES

SUBJECT + VERB COMBINATION

EXAMPLE: They were happy. He took the small box and went home.

• COMPOUND SENTENCES

SUBJECT + VERB COMBINATION+ , + COORD.CONJ + SUBJECT + VERB

EXAMPLE: They were happy, but they were poor. He took the small box, and he went home.

SIMPLE SENTENCES

A simple sentence has one subject + verb combination. The subject tells who or what, The verb usually expresses the action (jump, work, think) of the sentence or a condition (is, was, seem, become). A simple sentence can have several possible "patterns"

COMPOUND SENTENCES

A compound sentence can have two or more subject-verb combinations.

A compound sentence is composed of at least two simple sentences joined by a comma and coordinating conjunction. A compound sentence can have several possible "patterns":

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SIMPLE AND COMPOUND SENTENCES

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• https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/syntax-sentences-and-clauses/types-of-sentences/e/simple-and-compound-sentences