Tham khảo tài liệu 'about the ged writting exam', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | CHAPTER 6k Sentence Structure TO HELP you do well and feel comfortable during the exams Chapters 6-9 review the four writing areas covered on Part I of the GED Writing Test sentence structure usage mechanics and organization. In this chapter you will learn the components of sentences and how they work together to express ideas. SENTENCE STRUCTURE refers to the way we compose sentences how we string subjects verbs objects and modifiers together in clauses and phrases. Awkward or incorrect placement of phrases and clauses can result in sentences that are confusing or unclear or that say things that you don t mean. Sentence structure is also important to style. If sentence structure is too simple or repetitive the writing becomes monotonous for the reader. Sentence variety will be addressed in the review for Part II. Subjects Predicates and Objects When we write we express our ideas in sentences. But what is a sentence anyway The sentence is our basic unit of written expression. It consists of two essential parts a subject and a predicate and it must express a complete thought. The subject of a sentence tells us who or what the sentence is about who or what is performing the action of the sentence. The predicate tells us something about the subject what the subject is or does. Thus in the following sentence The phone is ringing. 41 SENTENCE STRUCTURE The word phone is the subject. It tells us what the sentence is about who or what performs the action of the sentence. The verb phrase is ringing is the predicate. It tells us the action performed by or information about the subject. The subject of a sentence can be singular or compound plural I slept all day. Kendrick and I worked all night. singular subject compound subject two subjects performing the action The predicate can also be singular or compound I bought a present. I bought a present and wrapped it beautifully. singular predicate compound predicate two actions performed by the subject In many sentences someone
