Write A Good Sentence - 2904

A GOOD SENTENCE
WRITING 1
Session 2_Reading and Writing 1_290422
Sentence Types
Simple Compound Complex
Compound - Complex
Basic Elements
SUBJECT PREDICATE
Mary plays tennis.

Simple Sentence
A simple sentence has one subject and one predicate ( Verb
+ Object ).
Simple Sentence
We went to New York yesterday.

Simple Sentence
Pronoun Verb
We went to New York .
Simple subject Complete predicate

SIMPLE SENTENCE
SUBJECT PREDICATE
Mary plays tennis.

one subject one predicate
Compound
Sentence
Compound Sentence
● A compound sentence has more than one part that can stand alone (independent clauses).
● Independent clauses are connected by coordinating conjunctions, conjunctive adverbs or a semi-colon.

Compound Sentence
We went to New York, and

most of us danced all night.
Compound Sentence
Subject Verb
We went to San Juan,

Coordinating Predicate
Conjunction
and most of us danced all night .

Subject Verb
Compound Sentence
Use of Coordinating Conjunctions
SUBJECT PREDICATE
SUBJECT PREDICATE
Compound Sentence
Tom swims,
and
Mary plays tennis.

Complex
Sentence
Complex Sentence
Since my boyfriend and I wanted to have fun,
we went to San Juan yesterday.

Complex Sentence
Since we wanted to have fun,

Subordinating
Conjunction Part that cannot stand alone
Subject Predicate
we went to San Juan yesterday.

Complex Sentence
SUBJECT PREDICATE
even though
SUBJECT PREDICATE
Complex Sentence
Bob is popular
even though
he is ugly.
COMPLEX SENTENCE:
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
The most common subordinating conjunctions are

"after," "although," "as," "because,"
"before," "how," "if," "once," "since,"
"than," "that," though," "till," "until,"
"when," "where," "whether,” and while."
Compound-Complex Sentence
Subordinating
Conjunction
Since we wanted to have fun,
Part that cannot stand alone
my boyfriend and I went to San Juan,

Coordinating Subject Predicate
Conjunction
and we danced all night.
Compound-Complex Sentence
Mike is popular
because
he is good looking,
but
he is not very happy.

Write four sentences about your favorite weekend activities
1 3
2 4
Are they good sentences?
1 I cooks food for 500 people every day cook
My husband drive me to work every

2 morning
drives
3 I don’t works in an office work
4 My grandparents doesn’t watch TV don’t
5 I working in laboratory work

UNDERSTANDING PARAGRAPHS
 A paragraph is a group of related

sentences.
 The sentences in a paragraph should
all have something in common.
 They should all relate to the topic.
Three basic parts
1 Topic sentence
2 Supporting sentences
3 Concluding sentence
Paragraph Form
 Indent the first word of paragraph.
 Leave space on both sides of paragraph.
 Begin each sentence with a capital letter.
 Be careful about punctuation.
 Don’t start each new sentence on a new
line.
Topic Sentence:
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
_______________________
First,
_____________________________________________________
_________________________________
Next,
_____________________________________________________
_________________________________
Then,
_____________________________________________________
_________________________________
Finally,
_____________________________________________________
_________________________________
Closing Sentence:
_____________________________________________________
_________________________________
Topic Sentences
A topic sentence is a statement

that tells what your paragraph
will be about.
Example of a Topic Sentence
Let’s read a topic sentence and see if it has the two parts.
• Topic (what you’re writing about)
• Ideas (what you think about the topic)
A healthy diet includes fruits and vegetables.

Topic Ideas
Bubble Map to Topic Sentence
1. Ask yourself: “What am I writing about?”

The answer to this question will be your topic.
2. Ask yourself:
“What do I want to say about my topic?”
The answer to this question will be your ideas.
topic
Favorite things to do
at the beach
Fishing ideas Surfing
What is the topic? What are the ideas?

at the beach
Fishing Surfing
What are you writing about?

My favorite things to do at the beach
What do what to say about the topic?
Fishing and Surfing
at the beach
Fishing Surfing
Can you write a topic sentence using this topic and ideas?
My favorite things to do at the beach are fishing and surfing.
Topic Ideas
The paragraph
Red
I love the color red. No other color symbolizes so many
different emotions and experiences. Life would be very
boring without the color red. Fires would not burn in the
same way. The sunset would not be interesting, and blood
would not be so surprisingly beautiful. Red is powerful
when it appears in nature, and it is also powerful when it
appears in our emotions. Red is love. Red is anger. Red is
beauty. I like to live life in a strong way, so I think I will
a l w a y s a d m i r e t h e c o l o r r e d .
Practice with Finding a Topic and Topic sentence
Read to find the topic in this paragraph:
Does watching violence on TV make people more prone
to violence themselves? Obviously, TV violence has some
negative effects. One study found that heavy TV watchers
are more fearful of others. They try to protect themselves
with guns, alarm systems, and security locks on doors. In the
same study it was found that heavy TV watchers are less
upset about real-life violence than are non-TV watchers. All
of the violence they see on TV makes them less sensitive to
the real thing. A recent study also found that TV violence
increases aggressive behavior in kids and makes them more
likely to select toy guns rather than other kinds of toys.
Find the topic and topic sentence
1The high cost of college causes many problems for
students today. 2For one thing, it keeps some students from
attending college in the first place. 3Also, high tuitions affect
the amount of time available for study. 4Because loans and
scholarships are not easy to get, many students have to put
in numerous hours at work in order to afford an education.
5Finally, those who do manage to get loans know they must
begin their careers with large debts.

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A GOOD SENTENCE

Simple Compound Complex

Mary plays tennis.

A simple sentence has one subject and one predicate ( Verb

We went to New York yesterday.

We went to New York .

Simple subject Complete predicate

Mary plays tennis.

● Independent clauses are connected by coordinating conjunctions, conjunctive adverbs or a semi-colon.

We went to New York, and

We went to San Juan,

and most of us danced all night .

Use of Coordinating Conjunctions

Mary plays tennis.

Since my boyfriend and I wanted to have fun,

we went to San Juan yesterday.

Since we wanted to have fun,

we went to San Juan yesterday.

The most common subordinating conjunctions are

my boyfriend and I went to San Juan,

he is not very happy.

1 I cooks food for 500 people every day cook

My husband drive me to work every

3 I don’t works in an office work

4 My grandparents doesn’t watch TV don’t

5 I working in laboratory work

 A paragraph is a group of related

A topic sentence is a statement

A healthy diet includes fruits and vegetables.

1. Ask yourself: “What am I writing about?”

Fishing ideas Surfing

What is the topic? What are the ideas?

What are you writing about?

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