English Language - Sentence Structure

**AGENDA WEEK 1** - **Sentence Structure** A group of words i. **S**ubject -- what or whom the sentence is about. Maybe a noun or pronoun. ii. **V**erb/**P**redicate -- tells something about the subject. iii. **C**omplete **C**ontext/**T**hought - **Basic Parts of a Sentence**...

**AGENDA WEEK 1** - **Sentence Structure** A group of words i. **S**ubject -- what or whom the sentence is about. Maybe a noun or pronoun. ii. **V**erb/**P**redicate -- tells something about the subject. iii. **C**omplete **C**ontext/**T**hought - **Basic Parts of a Sentence** A sentence consists of at least a subject & a predicate. - **Basic Sentence Patterns** Collins Dictionary defines [sentence structure] as "the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences". In other words, the sentence structure defines how a sentence will look and sound. **REMEMBER** A **phrase** is a group of words [typically used to build a sentence, modify parts of a sentence, or provide more information]. *It can never stand alone as a sentence.* A **clause is a group** of words [that has a subject and a verb]. *A clause may or may not be able to stand alone as a complete sentence.* i. Independent Clauses (subject, verb) ii. Dependent Clauses - Nouns/ noun phrase or Pronouns/pronoun phrase [that does the action.] - The verb is the action performed by the particular subject in the sentence. It is part of the complete predicate/verb. - Gerund Phrase ([the "-ing" form of a verb that acts as a noun]). - Subject 90% of the time the subject can be seen in the first sentence. - 10 % V-S (special pattern) inverted sentence that is used here, there, and where.