Comm11/12 Sentence types- simple sentences

One of the most important things- good sentences
variety of sentences

SIMPLE

COMPOUND

COMPLEX

business- editing, proofreading for post-secondary

nursing papers- 10-15pp

rewrite weak sentences - simple, compound, complex

SIMPLE

subject + verb
"She runs."
"She runs in the park."
"She runs in the park every Tuesday."
"She runs in the park every Tuesday evening."

"She runs in the park every Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock."

"She runs in the park every Tuesday evening from 7-8:30."
"Kathy runs in the park every Tuesday evening from 7-8:30."

good advice/ important ideas in your life- simple sentence
"Always be honest." -imperative sentence
give a command
"You Always be honest." implied subject

"Come in." "You come in."- very aggressive

Ernest Hemingway -use simple sentences to make clear, definitely, powerful statements 

The Old Man and the Sea

SIMPLE easy to write, but they can be powerful

make a point- SIMPLE SENTENCE

your writing doesn't have to be long, complicated

SHORT IS GOOD

COMMON ERROR
"I am a musician, I like to play guitar."
"I am a musician. I like to play guitar."

Simple sentences are strong and confident.
They are not low level sentences.

SUBJECT
noun- thing, person, place, time, idea
thing- pen, table, computer
person- everybody, he, she, Mary, 
place- school, Vancouver, bathroom, Main Street, home
time- Tuesday, January, morning, 19th Century
idea (abstract noun)- fear, happiness, sadness, worry, terror, anxiety, excellence, freedom, knowledge, wisdom, stength

"Anxiety is big challenge for her." 
"Excellence in math is her goal."


PREDICATE
verb

Ex.27
1. Maria loves ice cream.
Freedom is great/ our right/ precious.

2. The dog ran and jumped.
Maria will finish high school and go to college.

3. Maria and JC are friends.
Family and work are the two biggest things in his life.
Dogs, cats, fish, monkeys, geese, chickens, goats, sheep, giraffes, and lions are my favourite animals. POOR WRITING

4. Can you give me a pen?

5. 

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I like play guitar. XXX
I like playing guitar.
I like to play guitar.

These verbs can be followed by either an infinitive or a gerund with no difference in meaning:

begin, start, continue, like, love, prefer, hate, can’t stand

For example:

                   It began to rain.

                   It began raining.

Shelley loves to ski.

Shelley loves skiing.

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