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Done by: Amir Tazhinov, For ENG 100a Class American University in Bulgaria, 2014
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Sentence - is a linguistic unit consisting of one or more words that are grammatically linked.
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Ends with (.) Ends with (!) Ends with (.) or (!) Ends with (?)
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Most sentences in English language contain clause. Clause – is the smallest grammatical unit that can express a complete proposition. It consists of a subject and a predicate.
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Subject – A little boy e.g. “A little boy kissed his mother.” Predicate – goestoschooleveryday e.g. “He goes to school everyday.”
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Clauses are also divided into two groups: Independent clause – it can stand alone as a sentence. e.g. “ I am a student.” Dependent clause – would be awkward or incomplete alone. e.g. “I think that she likes me.”
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Sentences can contain subjects and objects. e.g. “Alex ate an apple.” Subject – is generally the person or thing carrying out an action Object - in a sentence is involved in an action but does not carry it out. The object comes after the verb.
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