Simple sentences
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This document defines and provides examples of simple sentences. It explains that a simple sentence contains a subject and a verb and may include other elements. It lists the basic patterns that simple sentences can take, such as subject-verb or subject-verb-object. The document also distinguishes between types of verbs and defines a subject complement. It provides examples of simple sentences from a short text about learning to speak English and identifies their patterns and forms.
Simple sentences
- 1. Simple sentences 1. Definition 2. Patterns 3. Forms of a sentence 4. Examples
- 2. Definition A simple sentence is a complete unit of meaning which contains a subject and a verb, followed, if necessary by other words which make up the meaning.
- 3. Patterns of basic sentence 1. SV 2. SV ±O 3. SV ± O ± Adververbials 4. SV ±O ±M±P±T 5. SV ±C
- 4. Verbs 1. Transitive 2. Intransitive 3. Linking
- 5. Linking verbs 1. Linking be 2. Linking non be (appear, become, feel, get*, go*, keep, seem, etc.)
- 6. Subject complement See page 12 (Longman)
- 7. Forms of a sentence 1. A statement 2. A question 3. A command 4. An exclamation
- 8. Example Read the following text. Identify the simple sentences. Identify the patterns and forms of the sentences in the text.
- 9. LEARNING TO SPEAK ENGLISH To learn to speak a foreign language well, a student must not be afraid of making mistakes. Language is for communication. The mistakes are a secondary consideration. While you’re communicating, you will realize your mistakes. You can use these mistakes to improve your communication skills. Your way of saying something may be different from a native speaker.
- 10. Cont… Here is an example. A Spanish student may say, “I do it.” It means he is going to do something in the near future. While communicating with a native speaker, the student will hear, “I’ll do it,” and so correct his mistake. The student who doesn’t speak will probably not notice the difference, this student will never speak good English. (adapted from English is Fun by D.L. Larcom)