Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Sentence pattern#1

Sentence: Complete idea/ subject+verb, IC= independant clause

Clause(part of a sentence): Incomplete(idea), subject+verb+object, DC= dependant clause

Phrase: Preposition (in, or, at,etc.), no verb, participle; present (...ing)or past (...ed)

Ex: CSL has 3200 students in different programs, wich are interesting.
Subject verb object prepositional phrase clause


IC semicolon IC

EX: CSL has 3200 students; many are smart and talented.

"It did not appear to be the duty of these two men to know what was occurring at the center of the bridge; they merely blockaded the two ends of the foot planking that traversed it. "

Run-on mistake : CSL has 3200 students, many are smart and talented.

EX2) Stockton's most famous story is "The lady or the tiger;" it's about a young man being judge for his illicit affair with a princess.

Ex3) Frank Stockton wrote many short stories; he filled 23 volumes.




1-A) IC+ semicolon+ conjunctive adverb+ comma+ IC

Ex: Frank Stockton started as a wood engraver; however, he became a famous writer.



1-B) IC+ comma+ coordinating conjunction(For,And,Not,B,O,Y,So)+ IC

Ex:The story as no ending, so the reader is left wondering what happened.

"He was not conscious of an effort, but a sharp pain in his wrist apprised him that he was trying to free his hands."

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