Voice
What is the structure of active voice?
Define syntax.
The study of how words are ordered in structures that communicate meaning - phrases, clauses, and sentences.
"Work hard, stay focused"
What is this an example of?
Parallelism
What must a sentence have to be complete?
A subject and a predicate.
What makes an independent clause?
A subject and a predicate.
Alina threw her chips at Jeremiah.
Who is the agent in this sentence?
Alina.
Why did Alina eat so many chips?
What type of sentence is this?
Interrogative.
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"
What is this an example of?
Antithesis.
Alina ate one chip and Jeremiah talked to Mr. Johnston.
What sentence structure is this an example of?
Compound.
Does a phrase require a subject, verb, and object?
No.
"Chips were eaten"
What type of voice is used in this sentence?
Agentless passive voice.
Alina has so many chips.
What type of sentence is this?
Declarative.
It was one small step for Alina, one giant leap for everyone else.
What is this an example of?
Antithesis.
Because Alina likes chips, she ate lots.
What sentence structure is this an example of?
Complex.
Can a dependent clause be used with another dependent clause to create a complete sentence?
No.
"Chips were eaten by Alina"
What type of voice is used in this sentence?
Passive Voice
Close the window Alina.
What type of sentence is this?
Imperative
What are the 3 characteristics of syntactic patterning?
Parallelism, Antithesis, and Listing.
Alina ate lots of chips and Mr. Johnston went shopping, then they went to class.
What sentence structure is this an example of?
Compound-complex.
How tall is Alina?
173cm
What type of voice is used in this sentence?
"Alina ate 50 kilograms of hot chips."
Active Voice
Wow! That's awesome!
What type of sentence is this?
Exclamatory
Alina needs to buy chips, beans, tea, an after dinner mint, flashcards, and 6 English language textbooks.
What is this an example of?
Listing.
Alina ate one chip.
What sentence structure is this an example of?
Simple.
What is the standard English sentence structure?
SVO (Subject, Verb, Object.)