GLOBAL WRITERS BUREAU ENGLISH GRAMMAR & WRITING STYLE COURSE
LESSON 7
NOW LET US REVISE BRIEFLY
- The finite verb is the hub of the sentence. Expressing actions, thoughts, wishes, etc.
- Nouns and pronouns will usually appear as subject words or object words, or will follow prepositions
- Adjectives are likely to be found where there are nouns or pronouns because they qualify them
- Adverbs, in the main, modify verbs.
- Phrases can do the work of nouns (or pronouns), adjectives and adverbs. Noun phrases are formed from the infinitives of the verb.
Adjective phrases can also be formed from the infinitive, but usually they are introduced by prepositions or in the case of the participle phrase, by a participle.
Adverb phrases are normally introduced by prepositions; the only exception is the adverb phrase of purpose which is introduced by an infinitive. (P. 3162)
The seventh part of speech – the interjection – expresses sudden emotion: Oh! Hurray! Ugh!
The eighth and last part of speech if the conjunction. We shall deal with this in the next lesson.
Trembling slightly, the last batsman of the team walked slowly to the wicket.
EXERCISE
IN THE ABOVE SENTENCE THERE IS/ARE
- (A. three) (B. two) nouns
- (A. one) (B. two) finite verbs
- (A. two) (B. three) adverbs
- (A. two) (B. three) phrases
GLOBAL WRITERS BUREAU ENGLISH GRAMMAR & WRITING STYLE COURSE
LESSON 8
So far we have revised the SIMPLE sentence – the sentence which contains only one finite verb and subject. The simple sentences can be linked together with a CONJUNCTION. There are four conjunctions: AND, BUT, EITHER-OR, NEITHER-NOR. These conjunctions are purely links. They belong to neither of the simple sentences that they join.
I went AND they joined me later.
We played, BUT she worked.
EITHER you (must go) OR she must go.
From now, we use the term “sentence” to describe any isolated sentence or any group of sentences linked together. Any individual sentences INSIDE a group of linked sentences will be referred to as CLAUSES (enclosed sentences):
SENTENCE
I WENT AHEAD (clause) and
THEY JOINED ME LATER (clause)
Any sentence made up entirely of clauses which are linked with AND, BUT, EITHER-OR, NEITHER-NOR is called a COMPOUND sentence. These conjunctions always link clauses of equal importance (coordinating conjunctions)
EXERCISE
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
- A simple sentence has (A. many) (B. one) finite verb(s).
- A coordinating conjunction links clauses of (A. equal) (7. unequal) importance.
- A coordinating conjunction (A. belongs) (B. does not belong) to some/any clause.
- A sentence inside a group of linked sentences is called a (A. simple sentence) (B. clause)
