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• Use simple sentences when what you want to say is a single thought. • Without unrelated and unnecessary words and thoughts confusing the issue, your meaning will be easier for your readers to understand. • Be careful! A long series of simple sentences will make your writing choppy and .
mean its too simple for academic writing. Quite the contrary, simple sentences are terrific for your academic writing because they can be so clear and, well, simple. A simple sentence has a subject, verb, and object. Your subject is the noun at the beginning of your sentence. It is the doer of the action to follow.
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This handout gives an overview of English sentence patterns. It will help you identify subjects, verbs, and clause connectors so you can analyze your writing style and improve it by using a variety of sentence patterns. Subjects, Verbs, and Clauses In its simplest form, an English sentence has two parts: a subject and a verb that express a
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There are four main sentence types: simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences, and complex-compound sentences. Alternating between sentence types will add variety to the rhythm of your writing, making it more engaging to your reader. Simple Sentences Simple sentences consist of just one independent clause. Examples of simple ...
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This new edition of Andrew Radford’s outstanding resource for students is step-by-step, practical introduction to English syntax and syntactic principles, written by a globally-renowned expert in the field. Assuming little or no prior background in syntax, Radford outlines key concepts and how they can be used to describe various aspects of English...
This book is published in conjunction with the following free online resources: an extensive Workbook containing a separate set of exercise material for each core module in each chapter: some of the exercise materials are for self-study, and others for class discussion or assignments. There are helpful hints and model answers for each exercise, des...
Key features of the new edition which differentiate it from the first edition of the book that came out in 2009 are itemised below: in response to the observation by teachers and students that they they never manage to cover more than six chapters in their course, it now comprises six rather than nine chapters the Workbook and slides are module-bas...
A sentence is a complete set of words that conveys meaning. A sentence can communicate o a statement (I am studying.) o a command (Go away.) o an exclamation (I’m so excited!) o a question (What time is it?) A sentence is composed of one or more clauses. A clause contains a subject and verb. Independent and Dependent Clauses
skills for those embarking on English Language studies. Books in the series The Sound Structure of English Chris McCully Old English Jeremy J. Smith English Around the World Edgar W. Schneider English Words and Sentences Eva Duran Eppler and Gabriel Ozo ´ n
