SENTENCE_STRUCTURE 英文句子结构 枫叶国际学校

The basics of writing complete sentences

Formal vs. Informal

Formal Academic speech Avoid slang Avoid colloquial language Avoid contractions Avoid clichés Avoid abbreviations A variety of different types of sentences: simple, complex, compound

Informal Everyday speech Use of slang Use of colloquial language Use of contractions Use of clichés Use of abbreviations Short and simple sentences

Text Messaging 101 In groups of 3, your task is to read the following “text

messages” provided and identify the errors within each text message. As a group, you must rewrite as many messages as you can using correct spelling, capital letters, full sentences, and proper punctuation.

INBOX of msgs1) U comin? Its now ½ past 9 & ive been w8in 4evrrrrrr. if your not here in 10 Im gonna jet 2) What doin 2nite! i dun hav 2 work n e more b/c i got some1 to cover…http://doc.guandang.nete 2 my house n we get pizza 3) What u eatin 4 dinns tonight. I would of ate mac n cheese but i didnt have n e left. 4) R U gonna come out tonight. I booked table at restaurant but ill cancel it if your not going to come. pls lemme no. 5) Can ya send me coreys number ASAP. 6) Can i get a ride I h8t walkin home. Ill b done this afternoon about two outside the station. 7) Hi Lauren its Karen jus wondrin if were still on 2day at 5…if n e changes pls let me kno. Thanks!!! 8) OH AM GEE!!!!! 4got 2 message you back sorry! I wasnt feelin very well. Text me back n lets make it happen 2nite!!! 9)Really njoyed seeing u this weekend have to do it again sometime soon. ttyl 10) thinkin bout going to hawaii for to weeks in aug. wanna come with? Itll be lotsa fun!!!!

Formalizing the text messages1) Are you coming? It is half past nine and I have been waiting forever! If you are not here in ten minutes, I am going to leave. 2) What are you doing tonight? I do not have to work anymore because I got someone to cover my shift. Come to my house and we will order pizza. 3) What are you eating for dinner tonight? I would have eaten macaroni and cheese, but I did not have any left. 4) Are you going to come out tonight? I booked a table at the restaurant but I will cancel it if you are not coming. Please let me know. 5) Can you send me Corey’s number as soon as possible?

6) Can I get a ride? I hate walking home. I will be done this afternoon at around two o’clock outside of the station. 7) Hi Lauren, it is Karen. I was just wondering if we were still meeting today at five o’clock. If there are any changes, please let me know. Thanks. 8) Oh my goodness, I forgot to send you a message back. Sorry. I was not feeling very well. Please text me back and we will make it happen tonight. 9) I really enjoyed seeing you this past weekend; we’ll have to do it again sometime soon. I will talk to you later. 10) I was thinking about going to Hawaii for two weeks in August. I was wondering if you wanted to come with me. It will be lots of fun!

What did

you notice? What did you notice about the language used in the

text messages in comparison to the sentences your group re-wrote? When is it appropriate to use informal language?

What are the benefits of using informal language in

everyday speech?

What is a sentence?A sentence is a group of words that contains a subject and verb to express a complete thought.

Parts of a Sentence 1) VERB: the verb tells what is happening in the

sentence. Without a verb, a sentence doesn’t exist. Verbs reveal action or state of being and usually shows the time of the whole sentence. Ie: She went, He will go, They have gone Which word is the verb in the following sentence? The crying baby annoyed the babysitter.

State-of-being verbs State-of-being verbs such as was and are don’t show

action but do show time. Ie: She was my first teacher. She will be my next teacher. Are the following sentences? Why or why not? a) The book on the sidewalk. b) The book lying on the sidewalk

Subject / Noun The Subject: is the person, place, thing, or idea being

discussed in the sentence. It’s what the sentence is about. Identifying the subject: Ie: Dolphins swim in the ocean. [Do the dolphins swim? Or

does the ocean swim?] Your turn: Identify the subject in the following sentence.

I ate my dinner last night.

The Rule of “S” Most plural nouns have an s at the end, but plural

present tense verbs do not contain an s on the end. For singular present tense nouns it’s the reverse. If the subject is girl, the verb is runs; if the subject is dogs, the verb is see. Ie: Frankie writes The teachers lecture

Common Sentence Problems1) Run-On sentences (AKA: marathon sentences):

Occurs when two or more sentences are joined together by only a comma or written as one sentence without punctuation. Examples: I saw a movie Sunday night it was about ninjas. I saw a movie Sunday night, it was about ninjas.

Ways to fix the sentence:

Use a period to separate sentences I saw a movie Sunday night. It was about ninjas. Connect the sentences with a comma and a conjunction such as and, but, so, for, or, nor or yet. I saw a movie Sunday night, and it was about ninjas. Connect the sentences using a semicolon I saw a movie Sunday night; it was about ninjas.

Sentence Problems continued 2) Sentence Fragment: a sentence fragment is an

incomplete thought. It may contain a capital letter and punctuation, but it is not a sentence. For it to be a sentence, the thought needs to be completed. FRAGMENT: When I go on vacation

COMPLETE: When I go on vacation, I like to lounge

on the beach with my toes in the sand.

A fragment is not a sentence for one of the following

reasons:a) The subject is missing: Delivered the paper to my

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