Sentence Writing1 How to Write Good Sentences Complete

Sentence Writing（1） How to Write Good Sentences

• Complete Sentence • 完整句 • Sentence Fragments • 不完整句

Grammatically Complete Sentence • He came. to the classroom very early. • subject + predicate verb +adverbials • She wrote a long letter. • subject + transitive verb + attribute object • Dr. Smith is a professor of. physics. • subject + link-verb +predicative +complement

Every sentence has two essential parts: The subject of a sentence is The predicate of a sentence is the part which says the part about which something about the subject. something is being said. The flower bloomed. Bob painted. The girls on the team were all good students. Bill told everyone about the wreck. Mary sobbed. Sue plays the piano well.

Seven Basic Elements subject(主) predicate(谓语) predicative(表语)or (complement补语), object(宾语), object complement(宾补) attributive(定语) adverbial(状语）

The Basic Sentence Structures 1. Subject + verb The telephone rang. 2. Subject + verb + complement We are students. / Milk turns sour. 3. Subject + verb + object Labor created man. 4. Subject + verb + IO + DO I sent him a letter. 5. Subject + verb + object + complement We elected him our monitor.

Rule of Man vs. Rule of Law Chinese No subject：下雨了。 No verb：我二十岁。 No object：词典来了， 快去买吧。 • English • S+V: It rains. • S+Lv+ P: I am 20 years old. • Hurry up and buy some dictionaries.

Complete Sentences What’s wrong with the following sentences? • 1. The whole school is a big garden, it is divided into several departments. • 2. Walk around in the school, you will always see lovely girls, boys, lots of beautiful flowers stand beside the road.

Complete Sentences Use a colon. Avoid the comma fault Use a semicolon. Use a dash. Start a new sentence. • Insert right punctuation. • Adding a connecting word.

小明的图书证掉了，他不能完成论文了。 Xiaoming had lost his library card, he couldn’t finish his paper. Ø Xiaoming had lost his library card. He couldn’t finish his paper. Xiaoming had lost his library card; he couldn’t finish his paper. Xiaoming couldn’t finish his paper: he had lost his library card. Ø Xiaoming couldn’t finish his paper—he had lost his library card. Ø Ø Xiaoming had lost his library card, so he couldn’t finish his paper. Xiaoming had lost his library card, and he couldn’t finish his paper. Because he had lost his library card, Xiaoming couldn’t finish his paper. As he had lost his library card, Xiaoming couldn’t finish his paper. Ø

Four types of sentence fragments: 1. Fragments Without Verbs 2. Fragments Without Subjects 3. Fragments Without Subjects and/ or Verbs 4. Fragments of Dependent Clauses

For example: (1) After I arrived in Chicago by bus. I checked into a room. (Correct) After I arrived in Chicago by bus, I checked into a room.

e. g. : (2) He talked for fifty minutes without taking his eyes off his notes. Apparently noticing that half the class was asleep. (Correct) He talked for fifty minutes without taking his eyes off his notes. Apparently he did notice that half the class was asleep.

(3) Roger and Lester piling on at the goal line. (Correct) Roger and Lester were piling on at the goal line.

(4) Our host entertained us with many interesting stories of adventure, he had been a member of exploration team working in the Arctic. (Correct) Our host, who had been a member of an exploration team working in the Arctic, entertained us with many interesting stories of adventure.

Acceptable Sentence Fragments Oh, my God! High quality with low price! Why? —Out of fear. • Create a special effect. “Going somewhere? ” Toni asked. “To the gym, ” Brad replied. “With whom? ” Toni asked. “Tom and Big Fred, ” he answered.