The chapter that I choose to write about this week is chapter 65. I choose this chapter because it talks about types of sentences. Example: sentence structures, simple sentences,compound sentences,complex sentences. I have difficulty with run on sentences and sometimes my choice of words to place in a sentence, so I thought that would be a good chapter for me to look at.
According to this chapter sentence structures contains two varieties: independent and subordinate. Independent clauses contains a subject and a predicate. This books states that it either stands alone or could stand alone. (that is a little confusing to me) A subordinate clause also contains a subject and predicate, but also functions within a sentence as an adjective, noun, or an adverb; the book states that it could not stand alone.
One thing that stood out to me in this chapter was compound sentences. The book says that a compound sentence is composed of two or more independent clauses with no subordinate clauses. Independent clauses are usually joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction, example; and, but, nor, for, so, yet. or with a semicolon. So when reading this, I noticed that I am more of an independent type of sentence writer. I am very comma happy and always placing words, just as the ones above. Here is an example of an independent clause. One arrow is easily broken, but you cant break a bundle of ten.
Another thing that I liked about this chapter is sentence purpose. This section talks about how writers use declarative sentences to make a statement, imperative sentences to issue requests or commands, interrogative sentences to ask questions and exclamatory sentences to make exclamations. I was not aware of the detail that sentence structure entailed. I knew that is was about making a statement or issuing commands, but I was not aware of subordinate clauses and how they are classified according to there function.
In the future I will for sure look at this chapter when I am stuck on my sentences and not sure how to identify my sentence structures.
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