Sentence Structures

A sentence is composed of an "S + V (Complement)".

What does 'S' stands for?

• Structure

• Subject

• Synonym

• Symbol

What does 'V' stands for on the "S + V (Complement)"?

• Very

• Voice

• Verb

• Vocabulary

What is the S on this sentence?

It is hot today.

• It

• is

• hot

• today

What is the V on this sentence?

The man bought a new car.

• The man

• bought

• a new

• car

A sentence is also composed of a SUBJECT + PREDICATE.

What is the PREDICATE on this sentence?

The boy ate the apple.

• The boy

• ate

• The boy ate

• ate the apple

There are two types of clauses in English:

INDEPENDENT CLAUSE and DEPENDENT CLAUSE

Which clause can be a complete sentence?

• INDEPENDENT CLAUSE

• DEPENDENT CLAUSE

Fill in the blanks:

Dependent clause is an independent clause with a _______________ such as because, after, and when, added to the beggining of it.

• dependent clause

• santa claus

• subordination word

• support vocabulary

Which one is the subordinator on this dependent clause:

when then rain falls.

• when

• the

• rain

• falls

Which one is a simple sentence?

• My father and mother speak Chinese very well.

• She loves Oreo cookies

• His favorite animal is a lion, but he also likes monkeys.

• Do you love her

Which is an example of a compound sentence?

• Alex went to Phuket last year but he had a terrible time.

• The patient has a lung cancer, he still smokes.

• Harry Potter loves playing Quidditch, and he is an excellent seeker.

• During semester break, I will stay at home, or perhaps I will take a cooking class