2. How to Write Good Sentences Sentence Writing （ 1 ） Sentence Writing （ 1 ）

3. Complete Sentence 完整句 Sentence Fragments 不完整句

4. Grammatically Complete Sentence He came. subject + predicate verb She wrote a letter. subject + transitive verb + object Dr. Smith is a professor. subject + link-verb +predicative to the classroom very early. +adverbials long attribute of physics. +complement

5. Every sentence has two essential parts: The subject of a sentence is the part about which something is being said. The flower bloomed. Bob painted. The girls on the team were all good students. The predicate of a sentence is the part which says something about the subject. Bill told everyone about the wreck. Mary sobbed. Sue plays the piano well.

6. Seven Basic Elements subject( 主 ) predicate( 谓语 ) predicative( 表语 )or (complement 补语 ), object( 宾语 ), object complement( 宾补 ) attributive( 定语 ) adverbial( 状语）

7. The Basic Sentence Structures 1. Subject + verb The telephone rang. 2. Subject + verb + complement We are students. / Milk turns sour. 3. Subject + verb + object Labor created man. 4. Subject + verb + IO + DO I sent him a letter. 5. Subject + verb + object + complement We elected him our monitor.

8. Rule of Man vs. Rule of Law Chinese No subject ：下雨了。 No verb ：我二十岁。 No object ：词典来了， 快去买吧。 English S+V: It rains. S+Lv+ P:I am 20 years old. Hurry up and buy some dictionaries.

9. Complete Sentences What’s wrong with the following sentences? 1. The whole school is a big garden, it is divided into several departments. 2. Walk around in the school, you will always see lovely girls, boys, lots of beautiful flowers stand beside the road.

10. Complete Sentences Avoid the comma fault Use a semicolon. Use a colon. Use a dash. Start a new sentence. Insert right punctuation. Adding a connecting word.

11. 小明的图书证掉了，他不能完成论文了。 Xiaoming had lost his library card, he couldn’t finish his paper.  Xiaoming had lost his library card. He couldn’t finish his paper.  Xiaoming had lost his library card; he couldn’t finish his paper.  Xiaoming couldn’t finish his paper: he had lost his library card.  Xiaoming couldn’t finish his paper—he had lost his library card.  Xiaoming had lost his library card, so he couldn’t finish his paper. Xiaoming had lost his library card, and he couldn’t finish his paper. Because he had lost his library card, Xiaoming couldn’t finish his paper. As he had lost his library card, Xiaoming couldn’t finish his paper.

12. 1. Fragments Without Verbs 2. Fragments Without Subjects 3. Fragments Without Subjects and/ or Verbs 4. Fragments of Dependent Clauses Four types of sentence fragments:

13. For example: (1)After I arrived in Chicago by bus. I checked into a room. (Correct) After I arrived in Chicago by bus, I checked into a room.

14. e.g.: (2) He talked for fifty minutes without taking his eyes off his notes. Apparently not noticing that half the class was asleep. (Correct) He talked for fifty minutes without taking his eyes off his notes. Apparently he did not notice that half the class was asleep.

15. (3) Roger and Lester piling on at the goal line. (Correct) Roger and Lester were piling on at the goal line.

16. (4) Our host entertained us with many interesting stories of adventure, he had been a member of exploration team working in the Arctic. (Correct) Our host, who had been a member of an exploration team working in the Arctic, entertained us with many interesting stories of adventure.

17. Acceptable Sentence Fragments Oh, my God! High quality with low price! Why? —Out of fear. “Going somewhere?” Toni asked. “To the gym,” Brad replied. “With whom?” Toni asked. “Tom and Big Fred,” he answered. Create a special effect.