1. Gweithdy ar Sgiliau Astudio
Sentence Structure 2
Study Skills Workshop
Strwythur Brawddeg 2
Gweithdy ar Sgiliau Astudio

2. Mathau o Frawddegau Types of Sentences
Ceir gwahanol fathau o frawddegau: syml, cyfansawdd a chymhleth.
Un cymal ac un atalnod sydd mewn brawddeg syml.
Enghraifft: Roeddwn i’n sâl.
There are different types of sentences: simple, compound and complex.
A simple sentence has one clause and one punctuation mark.
Example: I was ill.

3. Mathau o Frawddegau Types of Sentences
Compound sentences join two or more clauses with commas and words such as and, but, so, and yet. Example: I was ill so I got an extension on my essay.
Complex sentences combine an independent clause with a dependant clause. Example: I received an extension on my essay because I was ill.
Mae brawddeg gyfansawdd yn uno dau neu ragor o gymalau gyda choma neu eiriau megis a, ond, felly ac eto. Enghraifft: Roeddwn i’n sâl felly cefais estyniad ar fy nhraethawd.
Mae brawddeg gymhleth yn cyfuno cymal annibynnol â chymal dibynnol. Enghraifft: Cefais estyniad ar fy nhraethawd oherwydd fy mod yn sâl.

4. Amrywio Mathau o Frawddegau Varying Sentence Types
Mae ysgrifennu academaidd effeithiol yn golygu amrywio hyd brawddegau a’r mathau o frawddegau a ddefnyddir.
Gall defnyddio gormod o frawddegau syml wneud i’r ysgrifennu swnio’n herciog ac yn annaturiol.
Gallwch gael eich temtio i ddefnyddio brawddegau hir a gor-gymhleth gan eu bod yn swnio’n fwy academaidd.
Effective academic writing varies the length and types of sentences used.
Using too many simple sentences can make your writing sound stilted and unnatural.
It can be tempting to use long, overly complex sentences as they may seem more academic.

5. Amrywio Mathau o Frawddegau Varying Sentence Types
Bydd defnyddio gormod o frawddegau gor-gymhleth yn drysu eich darllenydd ac yn ei gwneud yn anodd dilyn yr hyn rydych wedi’i ysgrifennu.
Cyngor: Rhowch gynnig ar ddarllen yr hyn rydych wedi’i ysgrifennu’n uchel a phwyllog. Yn aml bydd hyn yn tynnu sylw at broblemau. Os bydd yr hyn rydych wedi’i ysgrifennu’n anodd i’w ddarllen neu’n swnio’n annaturiol efallai bod angen i chi ystyried amrywio rhai o’ch brawddegau.
Using too many overly complex sentences will confuse your reader and make your writing difficult to follow.
Hint: Try reading your writing out loud at a normal pace. This will often highlight any problems. If your writing is difficult to read or sounds unnatural you may need to consider varying some of your sentence types.

6. Pethau i’w Hosgoi Things to avoid
Gall bod yn ymwybodol o ddiffygion cyffredin eich helpu i’w hosgoi. Drwy osgoi’r diffygion hyn gallwch wella ansawdd eich ysgrifennu’n fawr iawn.
Brawddegau sy’n rhedeg i’w gilydd yw dwy frawddeg neu ragor sydd heb gael eu gwahanu gan atalnod ar y diwedd, neu eu huno â chysylltair. Enghraifft: Nid yw byth yn rhy hwyr i ddechrau dysgu gallai’r hyn a lwyddwch i’w gyflawni eich synnu.
Becoming aware of some common pitfalls can help you avoid them. By avoiding these errors you can greatly improve the quality of your writing.
Run-on sentences are two or more sentences that have not been separated with an end punctuation mark, or joined with a conjunction. Example: It is never too late to start learning you may surprise yourself with what you achieve.

7. Pethau i’w Hosgoi Things to avoid
Sentence fragments are unfinished and do not contain a complete idea.
Example: Failed my assignment.
A comma splice is where the writer attempts to join two independent clauses with a comma. Example: Sian did well in her exams, she studied hard.
Mae darnau o frawddegau yn anorffenedig ac nid ydynt yn cynnwys syniad cyflawn.
Enghraifft: Methu fy aseiniad.
Asiad gyda choma yw lle mae awdur yn ceisio uno dau gymal annibynnol gyda choma. Enghraifft: Gwnaeth Siân yn dda yn ei arholiadau, astudiodd yn galed.

8. Y Cam Nesaf The Next Step sgiliauastudio@gllm.ac.uk
If you want to learn more, contact your Learning Centre to arrange further study skills support.
Os hoffech ddysgu rhagor cysylltwch â’ch Canolfan Ddysgu i drefnu cefnogaeth bellach ar sgiliau astudio.