Transcript Make_it_a_Sentence_with_sentence_structure.ppt

Make it a Sentence
Good writers vary sentence
structure!
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Example: Ms. Huggins loves English, but
she is not very good at math.
What are some things you must include to
make this sentence correct?
You try:
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• Ms. Huggins loves English; however, she
is not very good at math.
•Ms. Huggins loves English; she is not very
good at math.
What do you need to include to make
these sentences correct?
You try:
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• Because Ms. Huggins loves English, she
practices good grammar everyday.
When the ship sank, the crew started
swimming towards the shore.
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Is a fragment a complete sentence?
What do you need to do?
You try:
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• Look! No comma.
Ms. Huggins loves English because
math is much harder for her.
Remember that if you use the word
because you do not use a comma!
You try:
ing or ly or ed,
• Working on her essay, Ms. Huggins
listened to her favorite music.
Happily working, Ms. Huggins listened
to her favorite music.
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As Ms. Huggins worked, she listened to her
favorite music.
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You try:
, ing or ly or ed
• Ms. Huggins worked on her essay, listening
to her music.
Ms. Huggins worked on her essay, happily
listening to her music.
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• Ms.
Huggins worked on her essay, as she
listened to her music.
You try:
• Do not make these
mistakes!
Comma Splice
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Ms. Huggins loves to dance, she loves to listen
to her favorite music.
What do you notice that is incorrect?
Run-on Sentence
• Do not run-on! You need to stop. You need
to put a period between your sentences.
Ms. Huggins loves to dance she loves to listen to
her favorite music.
What do notice that is incorrect?