PPT-Structures of sentences

S yntax Syntax is Openness Ordering words in sequences to express meanings for which no separate word exists Meanings we want to express far outstretch the resources provided by the lexicon amp morphology. Avoiding Run-on Sentences. The length of a sentence has nothing to do with whether or not a sentence is considered a run-on. An over-exuberant, run-off-at-the-mouth, 400-word gorilla of a sentence can be structurally fine. A . “I DIE” . for sentences. I . (Interrogative) . D . (Declarative). I . (Imperative) . E. (Exclamatory). or. Interrogative Sentences. This type of sentence asks a question. It ends with a question mark.. By. Cheryl Hamilton. Grade 5. Four Types of Sentences. Declarative. Interrogative. Imperative. Exclamatory. Declarative Sentence. A . declarative sentence . makes a statement.. It ends with a . period. A review of simple, compound, and complex. The Building Blocks of all Sentences. Remember: All sentences must have a _________, which describes . who . or . what . the sentence is about. In addition, all sentences must have a ___________, . The word “. syntax. ” comes originally from Greek . and literally . means “. a putting together” or “arrangement. .” In more recent attempts to analyze syntactic structure, there has been a greater focus . Simple Sentences. Simple sentences can be very short, consisting of only one word (a noun) for the subject and one word (a verb) for the predicate. . The noun is the simple subject and the verb is the simple predicate.. Andrea Lunsford. The Everyday Writer. Definition. A comma splice results from placing only a comma between clauses. A fused or run-on sentence is the same error with NO punctuation between clauses. They can be repaired in several ways including:. Lesson VI. Bell Work. : TLW write an introductory paragraph to a 3.5 essay.. Objective. : TLW combine short choppy sentences to create grammatically . correct, informative sentences. . Duane Theobald. dtheobal@westga.edu . Topic Sentences???. What do you already know about topic sentences? . Topic Sentences: The Basics. A topic sentence serves to organize an entire paragraph, and you need to make sure to include one in most of your major paragraphs.. In this presentation you will…. See side by side comparison sentences of Loose and Periodic Sentence types. See descriptions of the comparison between the sentence types. The real difference…. Loose sentences are easier, simpler, more natural and direct. by Structure. Simple. Compound. Complex. Compound-Complex. Simple. One Independent Clause (IC). Independent Clause: . Can. stand alone as a sentence.. We had fun at the ball game. . Compound Sentence. Andrea Lunsford. The Everyday Writer. Definition. A comma splice results from placing only a comma between clauses. A fused or run-on sentence is the same error with NO punctuation between clauses. They can be repaired in several ways including:. Imperative Sentences. c. ommand or direction. s. ubject is understood “you”. Imperative Sentences. Please . take. out the trash, Thomas.. [. You. ] please . take. out the trash, Thomas.. Look. . 301.1.6. 401.1.6. 501.1.5. What Do You Notice?. Nick Allen had plenty of ideas, and he knew what to do with them.. . Andrew Clements, . Frindle. Nick Allen had plenty of ideas. , . and. . he knew what to do with them.