ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFECIENCY 1 Lecturer`s name Dashima Bt Abdul Wahab Group Muhammad Rusydi bin Muhammad Muhammad Hafiz Haqimi bin Ismail Aminuddin Amzar bin Amran
Dec 24, 2014
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFECIENCY 1
Lecturer`s name
Dashima Bt Abdul Wahab
Group
Muhammad Rusydi bin Muhammad
Muhammad Hafiz Haqimi bin Ismail
Aminuddin Amzar bin Amran
Sentence Structure:Sentence Types
Sentence Types
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-
Complex
SUBJECT PREDICATE
Basic Elementsof
Every Sentence
BASIC ELEMENTS
plays basketball.Jhon
SUBJECT PREDICATE
SIMPLE SENTENCE
Jhon plays basketball.
SUBJECT PREDICATE
one subject one predicate
SIMPLE SENTENCE
play basketball.Jhon and Roxy
Compound Subject
&
SIMPLE SENTENCEWITH COMPOUND SUBJECT
Jhon and Roxy play basketball.
SIMPLE SENTENCE
play basketball and swim.
Jhon and Roxy
Compound Subject Compound Predicate
&&
SIMPLE SENTENCEWITH COMPOUND SUBJECT ANDCOMPOUND PREDICATE
Jhon and Roxy play basketball and swim.
COMPOUND SENTENCE
When two or more simple sentences are joined by a coordinating conjunction or conjunctions.
COMPOUND SENTENCE:COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
FOR
AND
NOR
BUT
OR
YET
SO
COMPOUND SENTENCE WITHCOORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
SUBJECT PREDICATE
SUBJECT PREDICATE
and
COMPOUND SENTENCEJhon swims,
Roxy plays basketball.
and
Jhon swims, and Roxy plays basketball.
COMPOUND SENTENCE:COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Clause 1 Clause 2
Independent Independent
COMPOUND SENTENCE:COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Jhon swims, and Roxy plays tennis.
Comma before “and” in compound
sentences!
COMPOUND SENTENCE:CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
MOREOVER
HOWEVER
OTHERWISE
THEREFORE
COMPOUND SENTENCE:CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
Neyo is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
Clause 1
IndependentClause 2
Independent
COMPOUND SENTENCE:CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
Note: Semicolon before conjunctiveadverb and comma after conjunctive adverb!
Neyo is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS “FLOAT”
Conjunctive adverbs are sometimes called “floating” adverbs because they can be positioned at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a clause.
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB:AT THE BEGINNING, IN THE MIDDLE,AT THE END
Neyo is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
Neyo is handsome; he is, moreover, rich.
Neyo is handsome; he is rich, moreover.
Semicolons
“If the relation between the ideas expressed in the main clauses is very close and obvious without a conjunction, you can separate the clauses with a semicolon” (Little, Brown Handbook, 9th Edition, p. 361).
COMPOUND SENTENCE:SEMICOLON
Amin has benefited from his exercise program; he
is slim and energetic.
COMPLEX SENTENCE It is simple joined by a clause.
COMPLEX SENTENCE
SUBJECT PREDICATE
SUBJECT PREDICATE
even though
COMPLEX SENTENCE
Roy is popular
he is ugly.
even though
COMPLEX SENTENCE:SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
The most common subordinating conjunctions are "after," "although," "as," "because," "before," "how," "if," "once," "since," "than," "that," though," "till," "until," "when," "where," "whether,” and while."
COMPLEX SENTENCE:SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Roy is popular even though he is ugly.
Clause 1 Clause 2
Independent Dependent
COMPLEX SENTENCE:SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Even though Roy is ugly, he is popular.
Clause 1 Clause 2
Dependent Independent
EXAMPLES OF COMPLEX SENTENCES Gerald had to begun his thesis over again
when his computer crashed. After she had learned to drive, Alice felt more
independent. If the paperwork arrives on time, your cheque
will be mailed on Tuesday. I wondered whether the homework was
necessary (or not).
COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE It is combination of compound and complex sentence.
COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE
Mike is popular
he is good looking,
because
he is not very happy.
but
EXAMPLES OF COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCES
The package arrived in the morning, but the courier left before I could check the contents.
Naoki passed the test because he studied hard and understood the material.
There are many problems to solve before this program can be used, but engineers
believe that they will be able to solve them soon.
EXERCISES
ANALYZE THESE SENTENCES
1. Ottawa is the capital of Canada, but Toronto is the capital of Ontario.
2. Democracy is a noble goal; it is important, however, to protect the minority from the tyranny of the majority.
3. Unless my girlfriend postpones her visit from Calgary, I will not have time to study for my exam.
4. Susanne wanted to be here, but she cannot come because her car is in the shop.
5. The football game was cancelled because it was raining.
6. The football game was cancelled because of the rain.
7. The Island was filled with many trails winding through the thick underbrush, a small lake, and dangerous wild pigs.
REFERENCES
Writing Academic English, Second Edition, by Alice Oshima and Ann Hogue. White Plains: Addison, Wesley, Longman, 1999.
The Little, Brown Handbook, by H. Ramsey Fowler and Jane E. Aaron, Pearson, 2004.