English 1068

Sentence Order 2

In an interrogative sentence, the helping verb is often separated from the rest of the complete predicate.

Sentence Order

In most declarative sentences, the complete subject comes before the complete predicate However, we can change the order of the complete subject and complete predicate and still have a declarative sentence

Complete Subject

Names who or what the sentence is about. Included are the simple subject and all of the words and phrases that describe it.

The parts of speech are the building blocks of good sentence structure.

Pronouns, adjectives, interjections, noun, verb, adverb, conjunction, and preposition.

Adjectives

describes nouns or pronouns EX: adj. tells which one, what kind, how many.

Adverb

describes verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs EX: Adverbs tell how, where, or when

Verb-

is the key word of a sentence and can be an action verb or a linking verb. Action: leap, think, have Linking: am, appear, where verb phrases: has been, did come, will be

Nouns -

name person, places, things, or ideas. EX: God, Love, man, ball

pronouns-

take the place of nouns EX: he, we, you,them,us, it...

The Complete Predicate

tells what the subject does, is, or has. Included are the verb and all the words and phrases that describe it.

Imperative Sentence

the subject is always 'you' even though the word 'you; may not appear in the sentence.