SENTENCE PATTERNS

ALL ABOUT SENTENCE:

Sentence is a group of words that form a complete thought (meaning).

The two heroes of the Sentence are: Subject and Verb
Fragment is an incomplete sentence lacking subject, verb, or both.
We start a sentence with Capital Letter and end it with (.) Period
Run-On Sentences are two or more sentences that run on each other because of lack
of punctuation and conjunction.

Sentences can be: (TYPES OF SENTENCES)

1. DECLARATIVE (Statements)
EX: The students are going to a field trip.
2. INTERROGATIVE (questions)
EX: Are you coming? What is it?

Its amazing, isnt it?

3. IMPERATIVE (orders and requests)

EX: Open the door. Open the door please.
4. EXCLAMATORY (emotions and feelings)
EX: Oh, what a day!

Based on their STRUCTURE Sentences can be:

1. SIMPLE
These sentences have one complete though. Simple sentences can have more than one
subject and verb and are not necessary short.
EX: Tom, Sam, and Anna are dancing and singing.
2. COMPLEX
These sentences have two or more thoughts (clauses) where one is a Dependent s
and one is an Independent sentence.
Complex Sentences are formed with Subordinating Conjunctions
EX: When Tome came home, Anna was sleeping.
Some examples of Subordinating Conjunctions (SC) are:
When
After

Before
Although

Since
If

Because
While

Until
As

* Punctuation with SC: Never a , before SC

SC Dependent , Independent but Independent (no comma) SC Dependent

3. COMPOUND
These sentences have two or more thought where ALL are Independent
Sentences and are formed with Coordinating Conjunctions.
EX: Tom was watching TV, and Anna was washing the dishes.

The Coordinating Conjunctions (CC) are:

For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So

Glossary of Terms
Adjective a word that modifies a noun, is used before the noun or after
a Linking Verb and forms Subject Complement. ( A nice girl, The girl
is nice)
Adverbial word/phrase functions as an adverb and modifies verb,
adjective, or other adverb. It answers to questions How? When? and
Where? (He is smiling happily. She is a very nice woman. He loves
her very much. Yesterday, they went home.)
Linking verb a verb that requires a subject complement to be
complete. Linking verbs are followed by adjective or a noun.
(She is nice. He is a doctor.)
Linking Verbs are: be (am, is, are, was, were), appear, seem, look,
feel, become, grow, etc.
Direct Object a noun/pronoun following a transitive verb; it names
the receiver of the verbs action. It answers to the question Whom?
and What? (I saw her. She bought a book)

Indirect object a noun/pronoun always used only when there is a

Direct Object and stands before Direct Object. It names the recipient of
the direct object. (I wrote him a letter. She teaches us English)