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English

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T y e
In t r o d u c t i o n
In this lesson, we shall learn about:
writing grammatically correct sentences
clauses
simple, compound and complex sentences
Grammatically
Correct Sentence
1. The sentence must contain a subject and a verb, otherwise it will be
General Rules

considered a sentence fragment.


2. The subject and verb in the sentence must be either both plural or both
singular. Otherwise, it would be the wrong subject-verb agreement.
3. Two complete sentences cannot be joined without proper conjunction(s).
4. Use the correct tense .
5. It is also important to be mindful of the punctuation.
Subject-Verb
Agreement
Incorrect Example
"The people is wearing formal
The subject and verb attire."
The main subject in this sentence is "people,"
must both be singular which is plural. The main verb is "is wearing,"
which is singular.
or plural.
Correct Example
"The people are wearing formal
attire."
Clauses
A clause is a group of words that contains a subject
and a verb that have a relationship: a clause conveys
info about what that subject is doing.
A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb that have a
relationship: a clause conveys info about what that subject is doing.

As adverb:
(Dependent) Clauses They spent four years living outside
can perform 3 the United States.
functions. They can

Example
As adjective:
operate as: My friend who rides a motorcycle said
1. adverbs it's a great weekend to ride.
2. adjectives
3. nouns As noun:
She completely understood
everything he said.
Clauses
Types of Clauses
Independent Dependent/Subordinate
Clause Clause
Independent clause is a clause that A dependent clause is not a complete
can stand on its own as a distinct sentence. This clause depends on
sentence. independent clause to clearly express
Examples: idea.
I love eating cookies. Examples:
The kids ate lunch. When I grow up
Although he sings well

To turn dependent clauses into full


sentences, you need to combine them
with independent clauses:
When I grow up, I want to be a doctor.
Although he sings well, he hates
karaoke.
Types of Sentence
Simple 3 Main Types
Sentence Compound
A simple sentence is a complete Sentence
sentence/independent clause with no
conjunction or dependent clause. A compound sentence refers to a
sentence made up of two independent
Complex Sentence clauses connected to one another with
a coordinating conjunction.
A complex sentence is made up of an Examples of coordinating conjuction:
indenpendent clause and one or more dependent For
clauses. They are connected with subordinating And
conjunctions. Nor
Example: But
After Before Though
Or
Although How Unless
Yet
AS If Until
So
As if Since When
Because Than Where
While
Types of Sentence
Sample Sentences
Simple Compound
Sentence Sentence
Joe waited for the train, but the train was late
Joe waited for the train
"Joe" = subject, "waited" = verb
Mary and Sam arrived at the bus station.
before noon, and they left on the bus before I
arrived

Complex Sentence
Joe realized that the train was late while he waited the train station.
When the independent clause comes first, a comma should not be used to separate
the two clauses.

While he waited at the train station, Joe realized that the train was late.
When the dependent clause comes first, a comma should be used to separate the
two clauses.
Run-on Sentences
A run-on sentence is a fused sentence. It occurs
when 2 or more complete sentences are squashed
without the proper punctuation to create separate
sentences.
Incorrect Example Correct Example
"John is a musician, he "John is a musician. He
plays the guitar for a plays the guitar for a
living." living."
Two sentences are incorrectly joined by a
comma. To correct this run-on's, the
comma should be replaced by a period.

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