These ppt slides will help you to visualize what a sentence truly is.

1. All about Sentences
By Yudhistira Maesyaroh, MA

2. hello!
Another day for active learning

4. Learning Outcomes:
- Identify and construct the four types of sentences
- Improve the writing style by using the types of sentences
- Identify and revise sentence problems

5. Language Focus:
-
- Words, Phrases, and Sentences
- Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences
- Fragments and Run-On Sentences

6. 1.
Words, phrases, and
sentences

7. Compare !
Words
learning
and
Phrases
active learning
skimming and scanning
Sentences
It is time for active
learning.
Now I know the difference
between skimming and
scanning.

8. How do you define clauses and sentences?
o I agree.
o The woman ate her dinner quickly.
o I cannot move because my back hurts.
independent clause dependent clause
All of these
are sentences

9. The Importance of Constructing a good sentence

11. A sentence
S + P

13. A predicate begins with a ….
The woman ate her dinner quickly.
S P
verb

14. What punctuations are used to end sentences?

15. 2.
Types of sentences

16. complexcompoundsimple
Compound-
complex
Types of Sentences

17. Simple Sentences
 I stay out too late.
 I’ve got nothing in my brain.
 I go on too many dates but can't make them stay.
 I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath.
 My mum and dad are doctors.

18. Compound Sentences
I go on too many dates, but I can't make them stay.
I want your love, and I want your revenge.

19. clause clauseFANBOYS
Compound Sentences
S+V S+V

20. “A comma and FANBOYS
are like soul mates in
compound sentences”

21. Complex Sentences
When the cost goes up, customers buy less clothing.
Wherever you go, you can always find beauty.
I have to save this coupon because I don’t have time to shop
right now.
After she died, he still had feelings for her.

22. To use or not to use a comma in complex sentences
When the cost goes up,customers buy less clothing.
Customers buy less clothing when the cost goes up.

23. Compound-Complex Sentences
I’ve got the eye of the tiger, a fighter, dancing through the
fire ‘cause I am a champion, and you're gonna hear me roar.
Sorry for using these
informal words.
‘cause= because
gonna= going to

24. 3.
mistakes in
writing a sentence

25. Fragments
Mistakes in writing sentences
Run-ons

26. Fragments
✘When the cost goes up.
✘After that night.
✘Because she cares about me.

27. Run-ons
Comma splices:
✘I knew it but, I didn’t care.
(wrong place of comma)
✘I go on too many dates. but I can't
make them stay.
(wrong punctuation)
✘I need it because, it is obligatory.
Fused sentences:
✘ I knew it but I didn’t care.
✘ I go on too many dates but I can't
make them stay.
✘ Because it is obligatory I need it.

28. REFLECTION
 Draw an attractive mind map about Sentence Sense.
Explain the concepts in the mind map to yourself or to
your friend.