8 sentence formulas
List all 8 sentence formulas
A,b,c noun A,b, con c Lb, s Np, app Corr s, corr s S, con s S;s S; sc, s
common correlations:
-either, or -both, and -whether, not only -if, then -neither, nor
common left branches:
-even though -because -when -since -while -despite the fact
common conjuctions
-for -and -nor -but -or -yet -so
common sentence connectors:
-therefore -however -moreover -nevertheless -on the other hand -nonetheless
Lb, s example:
Although I failed the test, I still passed the class.
Cor s, cor s example
Either you get a B on the math test, or you will fail the math class.
a,b, con c example
For dinner, I want chicken, rice, and cranberry sauce.
3.) Lb, s
Left branch, sentence (must contain sentence and verb)
S; sc, s example:
Mary quit her soccer team; therefore, she became out of shape.
Np, app, example
My favorite book, How to Kill a Mockingbird, was on the best-sellers list for 3 months.
6.) Np, app,
Noun phrase, appositive
S, con s example:
The dog ate the frog, so he was sick for the rest of the day.
S;S example
The dog ate the frog; he was sick for the rest of the day.
a,b,c noun example
The old, yellow, rusty bus drove away.
8.) a,b,c noun
adjective, adjective, adjective, noun (3 adjectives to describe a noun)
5.) Cor S, cor s
correlation sentence, correlation sentence
7.) a,b, con c
noun, noun, conjuction noun
1.) S;S
sentence semicolon sentence
2.) S, con s
sentence, conjunction sentence
4.) S; sc, s
sentence; sentence connector, sentence