Grammar Boot Camp Strategy Sentence Types and Patterns

Grammar Boot Camp Strategy: Sentence Types and Patterns (click mouse to proceed)

Your Mission: n To Study Sentence Types n To Study Sentence Patterns n To Exercise your Writing Muscles This presentation is enhanced with “Question and Answer” slides. To access, simply click on the words that are highlighted and underlined.

Overview n Four Sentence Types: 1. Simple Sentence 2. Compound Sentence 3. Complex Sentence 4. Compound/Complex Sentence n Two Clauses Used to Create Various Sentence Patterns: 1. 2. IC = Independent Clause DC = Dependent Clause

Simple Sentence Pattern: IC. Example: My camera is a Toshiba.

Compound Sentence : a Pattern: IC , for and nor but or yet so IC. Coordinating Conjunctions Example: The crowd burst into cheer, and the players jumped for joy.

Compound Sentence : B Pattern: IC; IC. Example: The periwinkles did not bloom; the weeds overwhelmed the flowerbed.

Compound Sentence : c Pattern: IC ; therefore , IC. however moreover furthermore Conjunctive Adverbs Example: I think sparkling water is a refreshing drink; however, my nephew dislikes the aftertaste.

Complex Sentence : a Pattern: DC, IC. Example: Because the kitten was full and happy, he curled up on the window seat and fell asleep.

Complex Sentence : b Pattern: IC DC. Example: A blizzard hit New England this week while a heat wave warmed Australia.

Compound/Complex Sentence : a Pattern: IC , for and nor but or yet so IC DC. Coordinating Conjunctions Example: Sister Lucy tried her best to help Martin, but he was an undisciplined boy who drove many teachers to despair.

Compound/Complex Sentence : b Pattern: IC DC , for and nor but or yet so IC. Coordinating Conjunctions Example: I complemented Joe when he finished the project, and he seemed pleased.

Compound/Complex Sentence : c Pattern: DC, IC , for and nor but or yet so IC. Coordinating Conjunctions Example: Because he appears arrogant, Max is disliked by many people, yet he is loved by his close friends.

Exercise Your Muscles: Identify the sentence pattern (for example: IC DC. ) and sentence type (simple, compound, complex, compound/complex) for each item below: 1. Many commuters carpool when gasoline prices are high. 2. When you were a child, you were very colicky, so you cried a great deal. 3. The writer scripted the dialogue, but the actor brought the character to life. 4. The trailer is surrounded by a wooden deck.

Answer key: Identify the sentence pattern (for example: IC DC. ) and type sentence type (simple, compound, complex, compound/complex) for each item below: 1. Many commuters carpool when gasoline prices are high. IC DC. Complex 2. When you were a child, you were very colicky, so you cried a great deal. DC, IC, so IC. Compound/Complex 3. The writer scripted the dialogue, but the actor brought the character to life. IC, but IC. Compound 4. The trailer is surrounded by a wooden deck. IC. Simple

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