College

English

Dep.,YCU

Li

GanggangPart

1TheSentenceThis

is

where

we

begin

with

our

truewriting

course.College

English

Dep.,YCU

Li

GanggangSentence:Getting

into

the

conceptWhat

is

asentenceCollege

English

Dep.,YCU

Li

GanggangAre

they

sentences?1.

Hecame.2.

They

loved

her

so

much.3.

How

to

usethis?4.

It

was

raining

hard,

they

could

not

work

in

thefields.5.

They

loved

her

so

much

that

they

could

not

helpcrying

when

they

heard

she

was

injured.6.

I

was

born

in

a

small

town,

in

the

small

towntherewas

only

one

school,

I

studied

there

for

six

years.College

English

Dep.,YCU

Li

GanggangWhat

is

aSentence?A

grammatically

complete

sentence

is

one

thatcontains

at

least

a

subject

and

a

predicate

(or

finite)verb

;if

the

verb

is

transitive,

there

must

be

anobject;if

the

verb

isa

link-verb,theremust

be

a

predicative(表

語)orcomplement.College

English

Dep.,YCU

Li

GanggangSentence

Types

(structural)Simplesentence:

only

one

subject

and

one

predicate-verb,

but

not

only

one

object,

attribute

or

adverbial.e.g:1.

He

came.2.

I

love

you3.

I

am

a

teacher/strong.4.

I

will

love

you

with

all

myheart.5.

I

gave

her

a

very

beautiful

ring

as

a

gift.6.

The

teacher

gave

me

a

book.7.

The

news

made

me

very

happyCollege

English

Dep.,YCU

Li

GanggangSentence

Types

(structural)Compound

sentence:

two

or

more

clauses

(simplesentences)

related

to

each

other

in

meaning,

andlinked

by

a

coordinate

conjunction

(and,

but,

or,

etc.)or

by

a

semicolon.e.g:1.

He

came

but

she

left.2.

I

will

love

you

with

all

my

heart;

she

loves

you

too.3.

I

gave

her

a

very

beautiful

ring

as

a

gift,

but

she

gave

me

nothing

in

return.College

English

Dep.,YCU

Li

GanggangSentence

Types

(structural)Complex

sentence:

one

main

clause

and

one

or

more

dependent

(or

subordinate)

clauses

,

with

aconnective

word

denoting

the

relation

between

thetwo

partse.g:1.

He

came

after

he

have

finished

all

his

homework.2.

I

will

love

you

with

all

my

heart

if

you

love

me.3.

I

gave

her

a

very

beautiful

ring

as

a

gift

because

she

once

said

she

wanted

a

ring.College

English

Dep.,YCU

Li

GanggangSentence

Types

(structural)Compound-complex

sentence:

a

combination

of

acompound

and

complex

sentence.two

main

clauses

and

at

least

one

dependent

clausee.g:1.

He

came

after

he

have

finished

all

his

homework,

but

she

left.2.

I

love

you

with

all

my

heart

i

f

you

love

me,

but

she

lovesyouunconditionally.3.

I

gave

her

a

very

beautiful

ring

as

a

gift

because

she

once

said

she

wanted

a

ring,

but

she

gave

me

nothing

in

return.College

English

Dep.,YCU

Li

GanggangSentence

Types

(rhetorical)Periodic

sentence:

the

main

idea

is

expressed

at

or

near

the

end

of

the

sentence;

not

grammatically

complete

until

the

end

is

reached.Loose

sentence:

the

main

idea

before

all

supplementary

information;

readers

know

what

it

ismainly

about

when

he

has

read

the

first

few

words.College

English

Dep.,YCU

Li

GanggangSentence

Types

(rhetorical)e.g:1.

She

decided

to

study

English

though

she

was

interestedinmusic2.

Although

she

was

interested

in

music,

she

finallydecidedto

study

English.wifeLP3.

It

is

a

truth

universally

acknowledged,

that

a

single

manin

possession

of

a

good

fortune

must

be

in

want

of

a

P

.Loose

sentences

are

easier,

simpler,

more

natural

and

direct;periodic

sentences

are

more

complex,

emphatic,

formal

and

literary.College

English

Dep.,YCU

Li

GanggangSentence

Types

(rhetorical)Balanced

sentence:

two

parallel

clauses

similar

in

structure

but

contrasted

in

meaning.two

are

of

the

same

grammatical

functions.e.g:1.

On

hearing

the

news,

he

was

angered,

and

I

was

saddened.2.

It

does

not

do

to

live

in

memories,

in

regrets

for

the

goodold

days,

or

in

sadness

about

friends

who

are

dead.

One'sthoughts

must

be

directed

to

the

future,

and

to

things

aboutwhich

there

is

something

to

be

done.

---Bertrand

Russell3.

In

Plato's

opinion

man

was

made

for

philosophy;

inBacon's

opinion

philosophy

was

made

for

man.College

English

Dep.,YCU

Li

GanggangSentence

Types

(rhetorical)Balanced

sentences

are

emphatic

and

forceful.They

are

impressive

because

of

the

contrast

,

andpleasing

to

hear

because

of

the

rhythm,

mainly

usedin

formal

writing,

like

speeches,

etc,.College

English

Dep.,YCU

Li

GanggangSentence

Types

(length)Short

sentence:

powerful

,

emphatic

and

suitable

forthe

presentation

of

important

facts

and

ideas.Though

easy

to

read,

too

many

short

sentencesexhaust

the

r