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Abdul-Aziz B Assanosi
SENTENCE STRUCTURE REVIEW
THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF SENTENCES
• Simple • Compound • Complex
EXAMPLES
• Simple
• Sami speaks French.
• Compound
• Sami speaks French, but I speak Arabic.
• Complex
• When Sami speaks French, I don’t understand him.
ERRORS WHEN MAKING COMPOUND SENTENCES
• Run on: (No comma + No coordinating Conjunction)
• The weather is hot we drink much water.
• Comma splice: (There is a comma + No coordinating Conjunction)
• The weather is hot, we drink much water
• Correct:
• The weather is hot, so we drink much water.
R E M E M B E R!
• Coordinating conjunctions are:• for – and – neither – but – or – yet – so • They come after the first simple
sentence, and a comma precedes them.
ERRORS OF COMPLEX SENTENCES
• Fragmet:
• A sentence that is composed of independent clause only:
• While we were playing.
• Correct:
• While we were playing, my friend came.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE TIME SUBORDINATORS
Time subordinators
After
As soon as
Before
Since
Until
When
Whenever
While
HERE ARE THREE MORE SUBORDINATORS
Other subordinators
If
Because since
If = condition subordinator
Since and because = reason subordinators
SINCE CAN PLAY TWO ROLES
• Since can be a time subordinator as in:
• Since I came from Kharj, my phone has been ringing.
• It also acts as a reason subordinator as in:
• Since it was too late, we slept.
DON’T FORGET
• If an independent clause comes first, you must put a comma.
• Since a comma is important, don’t forget it.
• Open your book to page 135 because the presentation is finished