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Sentence Patterns
English for Language Teachers
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Sentence Patterns
Are they sentences?
• I like English.• I am an IT manager. • A young businessman• Students in this classroom • My computer hanged. • This program is good. • A floppy disk on the big table in the lab
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Sentence Patterns
What is Sentence?
Every sentence has a subject and a predicate.
The subject is what or whom the sentence is about,
The predicate tells what the subject is or does.
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A subject can be a noun or pronoun that is partnered with averb.
subject verb
My friend works for a computer company.
• The action of this sentence is expressed by the verb – works.
• The noun friend is doing the action of working.
• Therefore, friend is the subject of the sentence.
What is Sentence?
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A predicate is the rest of the sentence coming after the subject.
subject predicate
My friend works for a computer company.
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Sometimes the predicate will be composed of 2 or 3 verbs that fit together.
subject predicate
My friend works
subject predicate
My friend is working
subject predicate
My friend has been working
What is Sentence?
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Simple Sentence Pattern 1: Subject + Verb
Subject Verb Adverbial
Most computer has crashed.
The transmission failed an hour ago.
LAN links in the same building.
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Pattern 2: Subject + Verb+ Direct Object
Subject Verb Direct Object Adverbial
We are developing a new program.
Joe bought a new computer from the store.
Bill Gates founded Microsoft on the basis of the development of MS/DOS.
Simple Sentence
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Pattern 3: Subject + Linking Verb+ Subject Complement
Subject Verb Subj Complement Adverbial
Computer systems are getting more intelligent (adj.) these days.
Multimedia software is interactive. (adj.)
PCs have become commodity items (n.)
Supercomputers are high –capacity computers (adj.)
Simple Sentence
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Pattern 4: Subject + Verb+ Indirect Obj + Direct Obj
Subject Verb Indirect Obj Direct Obj Adverbial
You should send me the file by tomorrow.
I emailed them the documents.
They bought their company a new anti- virus program.
Simple Sentence
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Writing Sentences Practice
• She bought/ordered a product online.
• She is calling the credit card call center.
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Writing Sentences Practice
• He is giving a presentation.
• He described the budget to the audience.
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Writing Sentences Practice
• She is bored.
• She is feeling disappointed.
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Writing Sentences Practice
• They are having a meeting via video
conference.
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Writing Sentences Practice
• They are working together.
• They are satisfied with the results.
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Writing Sentences Practice
• A boy is playing games.
• Games can develop a child’s brain
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Writing Sentences Practice
• She is using an ATM.
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Writing Sentences Practice
• They are celebrating.• They are celebrating by tossing caps.• They are celebrating their graduation.
• Graduates are throwing caps in the air.
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Writing Sentences Practice
• She is entering her password.
• She has authorized access.
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Writing Sentences Practice
• They are printing some pictures.
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A compound sentence contains 2 simple sentences joined by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, so, for, or) with a comma preceding it.
simple 1 simple 2
IBM sold a lot of computers last year. It made a healthy profit.
simple1 + conjunction + simple 2 = compound
IBM sold a lot of computers last year, so it made a healthy profit.
Simple 1 Simple 2
Compound Sentence
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Coordinating conjunctions
Examples
And shows addition Imagesetters produce very high-solution
output, and they are extremely fast.
But shows opposition Dot matrix printers can print up to 500
characters per second, but they produce
low resolution output.
Compound Sentence
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Coordinating conjunctions
Examples
So shows a result The computer crashed, so I lost all of my
work.
For shows a reason: Good programmers usually test their
programs many times, for they don’t want to
overlook any errors.
Compound Sentence
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Compound Sentence
Coordinating conjunctions
Examples
Or shows an alternative
or choice:
Computer programmers write programs for
users, or end users purchase and use
computer software.
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Combining Sentences
Computers have taken a dominant role in our society.
Most new jobs require access to computers and the Internet.
Computers have taken a dominant role in our society, and most new jobs require access to computers and the Internet.
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Combining Sentences
Flat screen monitors require less space.
They eliminate screen flicker.
Flat screen monitors require less space, and they eliminate screen flicker.
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Combining Sentences
We use units such as KB, MB, and GB.
We want to avoid astronomical figures and sums in the calculation of bytes.
We use units such as KB, MB, and GB, for we want to avoid astronomical figures and sums in the calculation of bytes.
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Combining Sentences
Bluetooth can transfer data and voice very fast.
It uses high frequency radio waves.
Bluetooth can transfer data and voice very fast, for it uses high frequency radio waves.
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Combining Sentences
Most users have their own favorite online service.
This can prevent them from seeing the advantages of others.
Most users have their own favorite online service, but this can prevent them from seeing the advantages of others
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Combining Sentences
A RAM cache may speed up our work.
We need a lot of memory or a special cache card.
A RAM cache may speed up our work , but we need a lot of memory or a special cache card.
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Combining Sentences
You must not download computer programs illegally.
You will have committed to a computer crime.
You must not download computer programs illegally, or you will have committed to a computer crime.
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Combining Sentences
Some computers have smart card readers.
You can buy things on the Web easily and safely with digital cash.
Some computers have smart card readers , so you can buy things on the Web easily and safely with digital cash.
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Combining Sentences
Speech will become a major component of user interface.
Applications will be completely redesigned to incorporate speech input.
Speech will become a major component of user interface, so applications will be completely redesigned to incorporate speech input.
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Combining Sentences
The scanner doesn’t find a match for your fingerprint.
The keyboard remains locked.
The scanner doesn’t find a match for your fingerprint, so the keyboard remains locked.
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