SENTENCE
STRUCTURE
By: Muttahir Ahmed Khan
The Organised Languages
The Smallest Unit
Alphabet, Letters
For example A b c d…..
Every letter refers to a specific sound and
pattern of use
Word
A collection of letters, with an organised
pattern and sequence, that conveys a
concept and sense is called a Word.
City, Evening, Stars, Have
Ctyi, Envgnie, Sarts, Have
Phrase
A combination of more than one words without any sense or
meaning is called a phrase.
Sami engineer, black sweater, blue shirt, the brave people of
Kashmir in India
The brave soldiers of Pakistan army and the normal
citizens in the villages near the border areas.
Sentence
A collection of words that conveys proper sense,
concept and meaning
Sami is an engineer. Engineer Sami an is.
Examples:
The child plays in the garden.
You have worked very hard.
We are playing Cricket in the ground.
Where are you residing these days?
Forming a Sentence
To form a sentence you need a subject and a predicate.
Subject Predicate
Ahmed eats mangoes in the kitchen.
I walk in the garden bare footed.
I walk.
Ahmed eats.
Phrase and Sentence
The brave soldiers of Pakistan army and the
normal citizens in the villages near the border
areas
The brave soldiers of Pakistan army and the
normal citizens in the villages near the border
areas fight together.
Sentence Structure Types
ļ‚—Simple
ļ‚—Compound
ļ‚—Complex
ļ‚—Compound-Complex
Simple Sentence
ARE MADE OF ONE
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE AND
THEREFORE FORM A COMPLETE
THOUGHT.
Simple sentences
Compound Sentence
ARE MADE OF TWO INDEPENDENT CLAUSES
JOINED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:
1 . A COORDINATING CONJUNCTION WITH A
COMMA
2. A SEMICOLON WITH A CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB
3. A SEMICOLON ONLY
Compound Sentences
Compound Sentence
with a Coordinating Conjunction
ļ‚— Example with a Coordinating Conjunction
I like to dance, but Jim likes to sing.
Independent
Clause
Coordinating
Conjunction
Independent
Clause
Compound Sentence
with a Conjunctive Adverb and Semicolon
ļ‚— Conjunctive adverbs are sometimes called
ā€œfloatingā€ adverbs because they can be positioned
at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a
clause.
ļ‚— Some common conjunctive adverbs:
ļ‚” Moreover
ļ‚” However
ļ‚” Otherwise
ļ‚” Therefore
ā€œFloatingā€ Conjunctive Adverb
ļ‚— Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
ļ‚— Bob is handsome; he is, moreover, rich.
ļ‚— Bob is handsome; he is rich, moreover.
Compound Sentence
with a Semicolon
ļ‚— ā€œIf the relation between the ideas expressed in the
main clauses is very close and obvious without a
conjunction, you can separate the clauses with a
semicolon.ā€
(Little, Brown Handbook, 9th Edition, p. 361)
ļ‚— Example: Tom has benefited from exercising; he is
slim and energetic.
Complex Sentence
Complex Sentence
ļ‚— contain one independent and one subordinate
(dependent) clause
ļ‚— the subordinate clause begins with a
subordinate conjunction
ļ‚— the clauses can appear in any order
Complex Sentence
ļ‚— After the sun set, we built a campfire.
ļ‚— We built a campfire after the sun set.
Dependent
Clause
Independent
Clause
Dependent
Clause
Independent
Clause
*Note the comma
when the dependent
clause comes at the
beginning of a
sentence.
Compound-Complex
Sentence
ļ‚— contains one subordinate (dependent) clause
ļ‚— two or more independent clauses
ļ‚— Example: Since we wanted to have fun, my
boyfriend and I went to San Juan yesterday,
and we danced all night.
Compound-Complex Sentence
Exercises
1. The bell rang.
2. Bridget ran the first part of the race, and Tara
biked the second part.
3. He stands at the bottom of the cliff while the
climber moves up the rock.
4. The skier turned and jumped.
5. Naoki passed the test because he studied hard
and he understood the material.
Indicate if the following sentences are:
Simple, compound, complex or compound-complex.
Answers
1. Simple
2. Compound
3. Complex
4. Simple
5. Compound-complex
1. Because Kayla has so much climbing experience ,
we asked her to lead our group.
2. You and I need piano lessons.
3. I planned to go to the hockey game, but I couldn’t
get tickets.
4. Dorothy likes white water rafting, but she also
enjoys kayaking.
5. There are many problems to solve before this
program can be used, but engineers believe that
they will be able to solve them soon.
Indicate if the following sentences are:
Simple, compound, complex or compound-complex.
Answers
1. Complex
2. Simple
3. Compound
4. Compound
5. Compound-complex
References
Writing Academic English, Second Edition, by Alice
Oshima and Ann Hogue. White Plains: Addison, Wesley,
Longman, 1999.
The Little, Brown Handbook, by H. Ramsey Fowler and
Jane E. Aaron, Pearson, 2004.

Sentence and their structures.ppt

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    The Organised Languages TheSmallest Unit Alphabet, Letters For example A b c d….. Every letter refers to a specific sound and pattern of use
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    Word A collection ofletters, with an organised pattern and sequence, that conveys a concept and sense is called a Word. City, Evening, Stars, Have Ctyi, Envgnie, Sarts, Have
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    Phrase A combination ofmore than one words without any sense or meaning is called a phrase. Sami engineer, black sweater, blue shirt, the brave people of Kashmir in India The brave soldiers of Pakistan army and the normal citizens in the villages near the border areas.
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    Sentence A collection ofwords that conveys proper sense, concept and meaning Sami is an engineer. Engineer Sami an is. Examples: The child plays in the garden. You have worked very hard. We are playing Cricket in the ground. Where are you residing these days?
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    Forming a Sentence Toform a sentence you need a subject and a predicate. Subject Predicate Ahmed eats mangoes in the kitchen. I walk in the garden bare footed. I walk. Ahmed eats.
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    Phrase and Sentence Thebrave soldiers of Pakistan army and the normal citizens in the villages near the border areas The brave soldiers of Pakistan army and the normal citizens in the villages near the border areas fight together.
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    ARE MADE OFONE INDEPENDENT CLAUSE AND THEREFORE FORM A COMPLETE THOUGHT. Simple sentences
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    ARE MADE OFTWO INDEPENDENT CLAUSES JOINED IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS: 1 . A COORDINATING CONJUNCTION WITH A COMMA 2. A SEMICOLON WITH A CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB 3. A SEMICOLON ONLY Compound Sentences
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    Compound Sentence with aCoordinating Conjunction ļ‚— Example with a Coordinating Conjunction I like to dance, but Jim likes to sing. Independent Clause Coordinating Conjunction Independent Clause
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    Compound Sentence with aConjunctive Adverb and Semicolon ļ‚— Conjunctive adverbs are sometimes called ā€œfloatingā€ adverbs because they can be positioned at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a clause. ļ‚— Some common conjunctive adverbs: ļ‚” Moreover ļ‚” However ļ‚” Otherwise ļ‚” Therefore
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    ā€œFloatingā€ Conjunctive Adverb ļ‚—Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich. ļ‚— Bob is handsome; he is, moreover, rich. ļ‚— Bob is handsome; he is rich, moreover.
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    Compound Sentence with aSemicolon ļ‚— ā€œIf the relation between the ideas expressed in the main clauses is very close and obvious without a conjunction, you can separate the clauses with a semicolon.ā€ (Little, Brown Handbook, 9th Edition, p. 361) ļ‚— Example: Tom has benefited from exercising; he is slim and energetic.
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    Complex Sentence ļ‚— containone independent and one subordinate (dependent) clause ļ‚— the subordinate clause begins with a subordinate conjunction ļ‚— the clauses can appear in any order
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    Complex Sentence ļ‚— Afterthe sun set, we built a campfire. ļ‚— We built a campfire after the sun set. Dependent Clause Independent Clause Dependent Clause Independent Clause *Note the comma when the dependent clause comes at the beginning of a sentence.
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    ļ‚— contains onesubordinate (dependent) clause ļ‚— two or more independent clauses ļ‚— Example: Since we wanted to have fun, my boyfriend and I went to San Juan yesterday, and we danced all night. Compound-Complex Sentence
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    1. The bellrang. 2. Bridget ran the first part of the race, and Tara biked the second part. 3. He stands at the bottom of the cliff while the climber moves up the rock. 4. The skier turned and jumped. 5. Naoki passed the test because he studied hard and he understood the material. Indicate if the following sentences are: Simple, compound, complex or compound-complex.
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    Answers 1. Simple 2. Compound 3.Complex 4. Simple 5. Compound-complex
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    1. Because Kaylahas so much climbing experience , we asked her to lead our group. 2. You and I need piano lessons. 3. I planned to go to the hockey game, but I couldn’t get tickets. 4. Dorothy likes white water rafting, but she also enjoys kayaking. 5. There are many problems to solve before this program can be used, but engineers believe that they will be able to solve them soon. Indicate if the following sentences are: Simple, compound, complex or compound-complex.
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    Answers 1. Complex 2. Simple 3.Compound 4. Compound 5. Compound-complex
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    References Writing Academic English,Second Edition, by Alice Oshima and Ann Hogue. White Plains: Addison, Wesley, Longman, 1999. The Little, Brown Handbook, by H. Ramsey Fowler and Jane E. Aaron, Pearson, 2004.