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SENTENCE
Sentences are constructed according to a system of rules known by the mother-tongue speaker at the subconsciouslevel.( competence)
They are the largest constructions to whichthe rules of grammar apply.
They are difficult to define, for there are different levels of analysis
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Sentences are grouped into 2 main types, according to whether they are regularly or irregularly formed:
MAJOR senteces regulary formed :
I love you
MINOR sentences irregulary formed :
No Smoking
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Major sentences can be broken down intophrases or into specific pattterns of
elements : clauses
SIMPLE sentences : cointain 1 clause
MULTIPLE sentences: contain more than 1 clause.
Sentence Sentence
Clause clause clause clause
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MULTIPLE sentences can be either compound orcomplex
Compound sentences have clauses at the samelevel ( main clause + main clause) :
clause + and / but + clause
Complex sentences have clauses at different levels(main clause + subordinate clause) :
clause +if / when / while + clause
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There are 4 levels of structure which comprise the grammatical hierarchy:
Sentences
Clause
Phrase
Word
( with its morphological level)
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ACTIVITIES
Find examples of all types of sentences from authentic texts .
Classify the senteces you have found and mark the clauses as main or subordinate in multiple sentences .