Sentence definition and constituents
Verb: Action verbs and state verbs
one of the main part of a sentence; expresses an action/ state of being/ ocurrence
states/ asserts something about the subject
Ex: My sister is beautiful (noun: My sister)
Determines concord (agreemend)
Predicate: Part of the sentence
Subject: noun, pronoun or noun phrase
Connecting adverb _ Ex: I am old; however, I'm strong
A colon - Ex: I can't go out side right now: It's snowing outside
A simi - colon _ Ex: My mother is a worker; my father is a teacher
A coordinating Conjucntion [ FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)]
Simple sentence
only one clause/ predicate
Subording conjunction > its dependent clauses
Ex: When it rained, we went inside
Compound sentence
2 or more than 2 independent clauses joined by
Complex sentence
1 or more dependent clauses
Ex2: Chau hates working in the garden (V-ing)
Ex1: I like her expensive new car (N-phrase)
Ex2: I was late or Because I was late
Dependent = Subordinator + independent Clause
Ex1: Because I was late,/ they went without me
dependent clause combines with independent clauses
Phrase
A group of words does not contain a subject and a finite verb (n;prep;v;adj;adv phrases)
Clause
a group of words contains a subject and a finite verb
Definition of sentences
a grammatically complete unit stands indepently; contains an indepent clause with a finite verb
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