Grammar Basics: Sentence Parts and Sentence Structures
The job of grammar is to organize words into sentences, and there are many ways to do that. (Or we could say, Words can be organized into sentences in many different ways.) For this reason, describing how to put a sentence together isn't as easy as explaining how to bake a cake or assemble a model plane. Experienced writers know that the basic parts of a sentence can be combined and arranged in countless ways. We'll begin by introducing the traditional parts of speech and the most common sentence structures. continue reading below our video Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% For practice in shaping these words and structures into strong sentences, follow the links to the practice exercises, examples, and expanded discussions. 1) The Parts of SpeechOne way to begin studying basic sentence structures is to consider the traditional parts of speech (also called word classes): nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Learn More: i. i.
Sentence Structure: Learn about the four types of sentences!
Are You Ready To Learn About Sentence Structure? Thank goodness for sentences and sentence structure. Sentences are nice little packages of words that come together to express complete thoughts. They make it easy to understand ideas and learn information. Without sentences, we'd probably all be walking around like a bunch of babbling idiots. :) On this page, you're going to learn about simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences, and compound-complex sentences. I'm also going to show you how to diagram those things because sentence diagramming is super-duper helpful when it comes to SEEING a sentence's structure. Quick Refresher In order to be a complete sentence, a group of words needs to contain a subject and a verb, and it needs to express a complete thought. If a group of words is missing any of that information, it's probably a sentence fragment. Okay, now it's time for us to explore the four sentence structures! The Four Sentence Structures I kicked the ball. Psst! Hello!
Word order and sentence structure: Clear English grammar
English sentence structure How to build correctly ordered sentences in English WORD ORDER in declarative statements Note: In the examples below, parts of the sentence are colour-coded: subjects in red, verbs in blue, direct objects in brown, etc. ► 1.1 In a normal (declarative) sentence, the subject of a sentence comes directly in front of the verb. The direct object (when there is one) comes directly after it: Examples: The man wrote a letter. ► 1.2. Examples: People who live in glasshousesshouldn't throw stones. ► 1.3. 1.3.1 The position of the indirect object The indirect object follows the direct object when it is formed with the preposition to: The indirect object comes in front of the direct object if to is omitted Examples: The doctor gavesome medicine to the child. or: The doctor gave the child some medicine. 1.3.2. Examples: Yesterday the man wrote a letter. b1) After the object (virtually any adverb or adverb phrase can be placed here) b2) or with intransitive verbs after the verb.
English Sentence Structure: 4 Types of English Sentences
Simple Sentence A simple sentence contains one independent clause. What’s an “independent clause”? It’s one subject followed by one verb or verb phrase. It expresses a single idea. Examples of simple sentences: I‘m happy.Robert doesn’t eat meat.My brother and I went to the mall last night.This new laptop computer has already crashed twice. Notice that a “simple sentence” isn’t necessarily short. Compound Sentence A compound sentence has two independent clauses joined by a linking word (and, but, or, so, yet, however). Each independent clause could be a sentence by itself, but we connect them with a linking word: I‘m happy, but my kids are always complaining.Robert doesn’t eat meat, so Barbara made a special vegetarian dish for him.My brother and I went to the mall last night, but we didn’t buy anything.This new laptop computer has already crashed twice, and I have no idea why. Note that each sentence has TWO subjects and TWO verb phrases. Complex Sentence Compound-Complex Sentence
SVOMPT – word order in English
SVOMPT rule is one of the most important rules in English. If students learn to follow this rule, their English will improve dramatically, and they will be understood. Once a student knows some words and follows the SVOMPT rule, we can say that he/she can speak English. I love Darren Crown’s explanation of the origin of the SVOMPT word order. SVOMPT – games and quizzes At the moment you feel you understand the grammar it is time to put your knowledge into practice. If you want to play the quiz on the full screen, click on the button below. SVOMPT – what is this word In the second quiz your task is to put the sentence into the correct order. SVOMPT – Arrange the sentence Both games and quizzes are in HTML5 so they should play on all mobile devices.
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Inverted Sentences for advanced learners of English
What do these sentences have in common? Not only is he difficult to understand, but he is also funny.Never have I understood less about women.Scarcely have they been on time. These are all inverted sentences. Inverted sentences are sentences with an irregular verb placement of the verb before the subject. Follow the instructions below to learn how and when inverted sentences are used in English. Use of Question Form In this case, the question form (auxiliary + subject + main verb) takes the place of the standard positive sentence structure (i.e. Examples Not only do I enjoy classical music, but I also have a season ticket to the symphony.Seldom has the boss been so upset! In this case, the question form is substituted for standard sentence structure in a statement. Negative Adverbials Time expressions: never, rarely, seldom These time expressions are used with a perfect form or with modals and often include comparatives: Never have I been more insulted! 'Only' is used with a time expression. 'So'
BATTLESHIP: IRREGULAR VERBS
Much to learn, you still have. – Joda. Despite the evidence that the number of irregular verbs is declining in the English language, there is no danger they will disappear, and the struggle will continue. There are many attempts to find a shortcut in learning irregular verbs, yet with all the options and “magic tricks” available, learning these verbs requires much memorization, drilling and practice. Today I will show how I use the Battleship game to drill and practise irregular verbs in a fun way. Before the game: Each player will need two 10×10 grids – one with irregular verbs in each square, and one blank grid. Click the Grids to download them. The players then mark where they want to place their ships by circling rows, horizontally or vertically. Each player’s fleet consists of the following ships: 1 aircraft carrier – 5 squares 1 battleship – 4 squares 1 cruiser – 3 squares 2 destroyers – 2 squares each 2 submarines – 1 square each How to play: some more games with irregular verbs from Engames.
