Mini Lesson 2: Writing Complete Sentences

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Mini Lesson 2: Writing Complete Sentences Expressing Complete Thoughts

What does a sentence contain? A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. Every sentence contains a verb, begins with a capital letter, and ends with either a period, a question mark, or an exclamation point. NOT ALL GROUPS OF WORDS CAN BE CONSIDERED SENTENCES.

Phrases and Clauses A phrase is a group of related words that does not contain a verb and therefore a phrase IS NOT A SENTENCE. Clauses are groups of related words that have a subject and a verb and that form part of a sentence. There are two types of clauses: subordinate and principal. Subordinate clauses ARE NOT SENTENCES because they do not express complete thoughts. Principal clauses CAN BECOME SENTENCES WITH PROPER PUNCTUATION.

Examples of Phrases (no verb) Under the sea To the ends of the earth Throughout time In a matter of seconds

Examples of Subordinate Clauses (not complete thoughts) As we watched Because the weather was so bad On the balcony Speaking loudly

Examples of Principal Clauses (could be sentences with proper punctuation) Let go of my nose (just add an exclamation point) What is that (just add a question mark) To err is human (just add a period)

Practice: tell whether each of the following is a phrase, a subordinate clause, or a principal clause 1. around the back 7. speaking softly 2. that I loved once 8. give me a call 3. Irina fixed 9. legends that reflect the beliefs 4. if he calls 10. rehearse your interviewing skills 5. it was the seafood 6. never in a million years

Answers 1. Phrase 7. subordinate clause 2. subordinate clause 8. principal clause 3. subordinate clause 9. subordinate clause 4. subordinate clause 10. principal clause 5. principal clause 6. phrase