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SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION
Done by: Amir Tazhinov,For ENG 100a Class
American University in Bulgaria, 2014
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Sentence
Sentence - is a linguistic unit consisting of one or more words that are grammatically linked.
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• Ends with (.)
• Ends with (!)
• Ends with (.) or (!)
• Ends with (?)
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Most sentences in English language contain clause.
Clause – is the smallest grammatical unit that can express a complete proposition. It consists of a subject and a predicate.
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Subject – e.g. “A little boy kissed his mother.”
Predicate –e.g. “He goes to school everyday.”
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Clauses are also divided into two groups: Independent clause – it can stand alone
as a sentence.e.g. “I am a student.” Dependent clause – would be awkward or
incomplete alone.e.g. “I think that she likes me.”
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Sentences can contain subjects and objects.
e.g. “Alex ate an apple.”
Subject – is generally the person or thing carrying out an action
Object - in a sentence is involved in an action but does not carry it out. The object comes after the verb.
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