1. Basic Sentence Structure Maxwell Hill SM 217 9/14/2010

2. Basic Cornerstone  Without structure…prose is impossible  Just a little refresher  Bring to life by using variety of structure http://shakespeare.mit.edu/ William Shakespeare

3. Subject/Predicate  Subject- what the sentence is about  Predicate- tells something about subject  Verb by itself not necessarily a predicate http://www.cdc.gov/youthcampaign/ Verb Campaign

4. Independent vs. Dependent  Complete Thought  Ex: Kelli Donahue teaches class. Incomplete Thought Ex: When Kelli Donahue teaches class, the students listen.

5. Sentence Types  Simple- one independent clause (ic) and no dependent clauses (dc).  Compound- multiple ic but no dc.  Complex- one ic and at least one dc.  Compound Complex- multiple ic and at least one dc.

6. Other Grammar Terms  Conjunction- connects words, phrases or clauses  Adjective- modifies a noun  Adverb- modifies a verb

7. To Get Help  OWL- owl.english.purdue.edu/  Sweetland Writing Center- lsa.umich.edu/sweetland/ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ Purdue University OWL

8. References  Bisignani, Dana, and Brizee Allen. "Purdue OWL." Welcome to the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL). Purdue University, 29 June 2010. Web. 11 Sept. 2010..  Megginson, David. "The Structure of a Sentence." UOttawa. University of Ottawa. Web. 14 Sept. 2010..