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STRUCTURE:
SIMPLE - A sentence consisting of one independent clause that expresses a complete thought.
clause is a group of words with subject & verb
(phrase is a group of words that does not contain both a subject and a verb)
COMPOUND - A sentence that consists of at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction. (fanboys)
independent clause stands alone
COMPLEX - A sentence consist of an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.(wwwasiab,who/which)
dependent clause is a clause that cannot stand alone (a subordinate clause)
COMPOUND COMPLEX - A sentence contains at least two independent clauses (like a compound sentence) and at least one dependent clause (like a complex sentence) (fanboys & wwwasiab,who/which)
PURPOSE:
Declarative - S-Vi; S-Vt-DO; S-Vl-PN; S-Vl-PA; S-Vt-IO-DO; S-Vt-DO-OCN; S-Vt-DO-OCA
Interrogative -S-Vi; S-Vt-DO; S-Vl-PN; S-Vl-PA; S-Vt-IO-DO; S-Vt-DO-OCN; S-Vt-DO-OCA
Exclamatory - S-Vi; S-Vt-DO; S-Vl-PN; S-Vl-PA; S-Vt-IO-DO; S-Vt-DO-OCN; S-Vt-DO-OCA
Imperative - S-Vi; S-Vt-DO; S-Vl-PN; S-Vl-PA; S-Vt-IO-DO; S-Vt-DO-OCN; S-Vt-DO-OCA
PARTS of SPEECH:
VERB is a word that asserts action, being, or existence
NOUNS names a person, place, thing, activity, or idea
PRONOUNS renames noun to avoid repetition
INTERJECTIONS is a word used to express sudden emotion or feeling
CONJUNCTIONS connects words, phrases, and clauses
ADVERB is used to modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
PREPOSITIONS relates a noun or pronoun to another word
ADJECTIVE is used to modify a noun or pronoun.
VERBS
Types: Vi (intransitive), Vt(transitive), HV (helping), Vl(linking)
Principal parts: Infinitive (to play); Present (play(s)); Past(played); Present Participle(playing); Past Participle(played)
Tense: Time-past, present, future; Form-simple, perfect, progressive, perfect progressive
(Intransitive - verbs not followed by objects)
(Transitive - verbs that transfer the action from the subject to the object (called DO)
(Linking - verb renames a subject with a predicate noun or describes the subject with a
predicate adjective)
(Helping - verb used to help another verb assert)
Helping Verbs and Linking Verbs
do be* am* feel
does being* are* become
did been* is* remain
has may was* taste
have must were* seem
had might be* appear
am* should being* look
are* could been* sound
is* would stay
was* shall smell
were* will grow
can
helping verb helps another verb
assert action, being, or existence
* forms of "to be"
Is it a helping verb or a linking verb?
Is the verb followed by (A) a form of another verb? or (B) a noun or adjective
(A) most likely a helping verb
(B) if the verb can be replaced with an "=" and the meaning of the sentence remains
the same, it is a linking verb. Otherwise you need to check to see if the verb is a
transitive or intransitive verb.
EXAMPLES:
Person and Intransitive (S-V) Transitive (has DO) Linking (S-LV-PN/PA)
Number
First Sing. I play. I play ball. I am a ball player.
helping I am playing. I am playing a ball. I am being a ball player.
Second Sing. You play. You play ball. You are a ball player.
helping You are playing. You are playing a ball. You are being a ball player.
Third Sing He plays. He plays a ball. He is a ball player.
helping He is playing. He is playing ball. He is being a ball player.
First Plural We play. We play ball. We are ball players.
helping We are playing. We are playing ball. We are being ball players.
Second Plural You play. You play ball. You are ball player.
helping You are playing. You are playing ball. You are being ball players.
Third Plural They play. They play ball. They are ball players.
helping They are playing. They are playing ball. They are being ball players.
NOUNS
PRONOUNS
INTERJECTIONS - ex YIKES!
CONJUNCTIONS - (coordinating) For And Nor But Or Yet So
- (correlative) either/or; neither/nor; both/and; whether/or; not onlybut also;not/but
- (subordinating) When While Where As Since If Although Because
ADVERB
PREPOSITIONS
ADJECTIVE
