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The Sentence

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A. What is a sentence?

A sentence is a group of words with fo

characteristics:

1. All sentences begins with a capital l

2. All sentences end with a period or aexclamation point or a question mar.

!. A sentence contains one clause.

A sentence contains one sub"ect and opredicate.

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#. All sentences follow a standard wo

order. These are correct sentences:

$xample:

The dog bit the man.

The man bit the dog.

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%. What is a clause?

A clause is a group of words that con

sub"ect and a predicate. 1. A clause tells us that someone or

something about the sub"ect and pre

A sub"ect is usuall& a noun or pronou

A predicate alwa&s contains a 'erb.

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2. A clause ma& be a sentence:

$xample:

(ar& sings.

!. A clause ma& be a part of a senten

$x:(ar& sings and %ill pla&s the guitar.

#. Some examples of clauses:

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S)%*$+T ,-$/+AT$

Someone0Something is0was0does0didsomething.

eorge is a bo&.

3e lo'es to eat.

What he lo'es to eat is pi44a. eorge and his friends might ha'e pi

lunch.

,i44a is not ser'ed at eorge5s house

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+. What is a predicate 'erb?

! characteristics of ,redicate 6erb

1. A predicate 'erb has a sub"ect.

2. A predicate 'erb has 'oice 7acti'e passi'e8.

!. A predicate 'erb has tense 7past opresent8 or a modal.

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These are the predicate 'erbs in t

clauses abo'e:is7present tense9 acti'e 'oice8

lo'es 7present tense9 acti'e 'oice8

is7present tense9 acti'e 'oice8

might ha'e7modal9 acti'e 'oice8

isnot ser'ed 7present tense9 passi''oice8

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. What is a dependent clause?

A dependent clause is a group ofwords that contains a sub"ect andpredicate

. A dependent clause begins with asubordinator.

ependent clauses are also calledsubordinate clauses.

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1. A dependent clause cannot be a

sentence b& itself.

A dependent clause that is not part sentence is a fragment.

2. A dependent clause can onl& be pa sentence. $'er& sentence must haleast one independent clause.

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Three basic t&pes of ependeclauses:

S)%-/;AT- < S)%*$+T