Page 1: Essential Elements of Sentence Structure
The first page introduces fundamental concepts of sentence construction and various sentence types. The subject and predicate form the core of every complete sentence, with different sentence structures building upon this foundation.
Definition: A basic sentence consists of a subject who/what and predicate action/descriptionaboutthesubject.
Example: In "The cat jumped over the fence," "cat" is the subject, and "jumped over the fence" is the predicate.
Vocabulary: Coordinating conjunctions and,but,or,so,for,nor,yet join independent clauses in compound sentences.
Highlight: Understanding the difference between phrases and clauses is crucial - phrases lack subject-predicate combinations, while clauses contain both.
Example: Parallel structure example: "She likes hiking, swimming, and reading books" shows proper consistency in construction.