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Understanding Sentence Structure and Parts of Speech

Learn about sentence structure, clauses, and parts of speech like verbs, nouns, adjectives, and more. Explore how phrases and clauses function in sentences. Understand the difference between independent and subordinate clauses. Improve your grammar knowledge with this comprehensive guide.

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Understanding Sentence Structure and Parts of Speech

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  1. Sentence Structure Review (hopefully)

  2. Every complete sentence has 2 parts… • Subject= noun or pronoun—”thing” sentence is about • Predicate= verb or verb phrase and everything after it. • Thedeerruns into the woods. Subject Predicate

  3. Phrases & Clauses • A clause is a group of words that contain a subject and predicate. • Independent clause: a complete sentence • Subordinate/dependent clause: a fragment—incomplete sentence. • A phrase is a group of words that contain a subject OR a predicate—never both.

  4. Phrase or Clause • The deer ran into the woods • Running into the store • The man with the white shirt • That are in the classroom. • Jesse & Trevor aced their essays. • When I grow up • I ran • Get your homework done • Because they were done early

  5. Phrase or Clause • The deer ran into the woods (independent clause) • Running into the store (phrase) • The man with the white shirt (phrase) • That are in the classroom (phrase) • Jesse & Trevor aced their essays (independent clause) • When I grow up (subordinate clause) • I ran (independent clause) • Get your homework done (independent clause) • Because they were done early (subordinate clause)

  6. Parts of Speech • 8 parts of speech • Verb, noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, interjection, preposition, conjunction Adjectives & adverbs are modifies adjectives modify (describe) nouns & pronouns only adverbs modify adjectives, adverbs, & verbs

  7. Adjective & Adverb Clauses • Adjective clause is a group of words that performs the job of an adjective (it would be a subordinate clause and used as part of a sentence) • Adverb clause is a group of words that performs the job of an adverb (it would also be a subordinate clause)

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