Tharrison
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Declarative sentence: It never gives a command or state a question; it only tells the audience your ideas. | Declarative sentence: It never gives a command or state a question; it only tells the audience your ideas. | ||
Interrogative | Ex.The echo always has the last word.(Hacker pg.465) | ||
Interrogative Sentence: It askes your audience a question relating to your topic. | |||
Ex.Are second thoughts always wisest?(Hacker pg.465) | |||
Exclamatory Sentence: It show passion or feeling. | |||
Ex.I want to wash the flag, not burn it!(Hacker pg.465) | |||
Imperative Sentence: It gives a command or request. | |||
Ex.Love your neighbor.(Hacker pg.465) | |||
Types of Sentences: | |||
Simple Sentence: It only contains one independent clause. | |||
Ex.Without music, life would be a mistake.(Hacker pg.464) | |||
Compound Sentence: It contains two or more independent clauses. | |||
Ex.One arrow is easily broken, but you can't break a bundle of ten.(Hacker pg.464) | |||
Complex Sentence: It contains one independent clause and one or more independent clauses. | |||
Ex.If you scatter thorns, don't go barefoot.(Hacker pg.464) | |||
Compound-Complex Sentence: It contains two independent clauses and a least one dependent clause. | |||
Ex.Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are.(Hacker pg.464) | |||
Three Basic Parts: | |||
Subject: It's usually the noun or pronoun in the sentence. | |||
Verb: It expresses the action in the sentence. | |||
Predicate: It modifies the subject and usually comes right after the verb. | |||
Subject | |||
Sentences that don't have any of this basic parts are called fragments. | |||
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Work Cited | |||
Hacker, Diana. A Writer's Reference. 5th Edition Boston:Bedford/St. Martin's 2003 | |||
http.www.bloc.co.uk | |||
http.//blogs.officezealot.com | |||