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(SENTENCE STRUCTURES)
(SENTENCE STRUCTURES)
The organization of clauses in a sentence.
What is the structure of a sentence?
The intent or function of a sentence.
What is the purpose of a sentence?
The part of a sentence about which something is being said.
What is the subject?
The part of speech that names a person, place, thing, activity, or idea.
What is a noun?
A specific arrangement of parts of speech in a sentence.
What is a sentence pattern?
A sentence that consists of one independent clause that expresses a complete thought.
Ex. Jesus forgives.
What is a simple sentence structure?
This purpose makes a statement and ends with a period.
Ex. Jesus forgives.
What is the declarative purpose?
The part of a sentence that says something about the subject.
What is the predicate (verb and modifiers)?
The part of speech that is the heart of the sentence and gives it life. It asserts an action, shows a state of being, links two words together, or helps a verb.
What is a verb?
The number of specific arrangements or patterns a sentence can have.
What is 7 sentence patterns?
A sentence that consists of at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS).
Ex. Jesus forgives, and He loves.
What is a compound sentence structure?
This purpose expresses a strong emotion and ends with an exclamation point.
Ex. Jesus forgives!
What is the exclamatory purpose?
Every sentence must start with this.
What is a capital letter?
A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb and answers the questions How? When? Where? Why? How often? How much? To what extent? Under what conditions?
What is an adverb?
Identify the sentence pattern for the following sentence:
Jesus saves us.
What is Subject, Verb-transitive, Direct Object (S-Vt-DO)?
Who is the sentence about? Jesus (S); What is being said about Jesus? Saves (Vt); Jesus saves whom/what? us (DO)
A sentence that consists of one independent clause and at least one subordinate clause. The subordinate clause can not stand alone.
Ex. Jesus forgives because He loves.
What is a complex sentence structure?
This purpose asks a question and ends with a question mark.
Ex. Jesus forgives? or Did Jesus forgive?
What is the interrogative purpose?
The three possible end marks a sentence can have.
What is a period, a question mark, or an exclamation point?
A word that is used to connect words, phrases, or clauses together.
What is a conjunction?
Identify the sentence pattern for the following sentence:
Jesus is Savior.
What is Subject, Verb-linking, Predicate Nominative (S-Vl-PN)?
Who is the sentence about? Jesus (S); What is being said about Jesus? is (Vl); Jesus is whom/what? Savior; Can Savior rename or describe Jesus? Yes, rename (PN).
A sentence that consists of at least two independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause.
Ex. Jesus, who loves, forgives, and believers pray.
What is a compound-complex sentence structure?
This purpose expresses a command and ends with a period or an exclamation point.
Ex. Forgive. or Forgive!
What is the imperative sentence purpose?
True or False
The following sentence contain all 5 parts of a sentence:
Jesus forgives because He loves.
What is true?
Subject- Jesus; Predicate- forgives because He loves; starts with capital J; has a period at the end of the sentence; and it makes sense.
A word that relates a noun or pronoun to another word.
What is a preposition?
Identify the sentence pattern for the following sentence:
Jesus is humble.
What is Subject, Verb-linking, Predicate Adjective (S-Vl-PA)?
Who is the sentence about? Jesus (S); What is being said about Jesus? is (Vl); Jesus is whom/what? humble. Can humble rename or describe Jesus? Yes, describe. (PA)