[Audio] Grade 12 ICT A Presentations ENGLISH 9 Sentence Structure Hi Guys, This is our presentation in Practical Research.
[Audio] WHAT IS SENTENCE STRUCTURE Objective: The students are expected to: a. differentiate the structures of sentences b. explain the significance of learning sentence structures in the field of communication..
[Audio] DISCUSSION >>>> Phrase - is a group of words that may contain a subject or a verb but not both. Examples: the master of his own destiny will be arriving tomorrow Clause - group of words that include a subject and a verb. 1. Independent/Main Clause - a group of words that can stand on its own as a sentence; it has a subject, a verb, and is a complete thought. Example: He ran. 2. Dependent/Subordinate Clause - a group of words that also contains a subject and a verb, but it is not a complete thought. Example: Because I woke up late this morning....
[Audio] TYPES OF SENTENCE STRUCTURES >>>> 1) Simple Sentence - contains one independent/main clause. Examples: Stories entertain. [simple sentence] Stories and riddles entertain. [simple sentence w/ compound subject] Stories entertain and amuse. [simple sentence w/ compound predicate] Stories and riddles amuse and entertain. [simple sentence w/ compound subject and compound predicate].
[Audio] >>>>> 2) Compound Sentence - has two or more independent/main clauses. Each main clause of a compound sentence has its own subject and predicate, and these main clauses are usually joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Examples: Stories entertain, and riddles amuse. Stories entertain, and riddles amuse, but poems delight. Semicolons may also be used to join the main clauses in a compound sentence. Example: Few wild animals live in China's densely populated plains; in remote areas wild life is abundant..
[Audio] >>>>> 3) Complex Sentence - has one independent/main clause and one or more dependent/subordinate clauses. Examples: I like Toni Cade Bambara's stories because they have real-life characters. When I read her stories, I enjoy them because they are true to life. 4) Compound - Complex Sentence - has two or more independent/main clauses and at least one subordinate clause. Example: I read Frankenstein, which was written by Mary Shelley and I wrote a report about it..
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