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Sentences
Sentences are groups of words that make complete sense. When you give me a sentence I know you have told me or asked me something complete.
Sentences are groups of words that make complete sense. When you give me a sentence I know you have told me or asked me something complete.
Sentences can be short . . .
• Susan lives there.
• Where are you going?
or longer.
• Sedimentary rocks, wherever they are, tell us about ancient climatic conditions, and geological events that happened in the area during the time the sediments were deposited.
Sentences can be statements . . .
• John hasn’t paid his rent for two months.
• All these toys were made by Uncle Joe.
or questions . . .
• Are you well?
• Have they finished painting the house?
• Are you well?
• Have they finished painting the house?
or commands.
• Come to the office at ten.
• Stop!
Clauses and phrases
A clause is a group of words containing one finite verb. It is often only a section of a sentence. Here is a sentence with two clauses.
A clause is a group of words containing one finite verb. It is often only a section of a sentence. Here is a sentence with two clauses.
- You’ll need to speak to the person/who arranges the timetables.
Together these clauses make a complete sentence. The first clause could be a sentence on its own, but the
second couldn’t unless we gave it an initial capital and a question mark.
Some sentences have only one clause.
second couldn’t unless we gave it an initial capital and a question mark.
Some sentences have only one clause.
- He bought it this morning.
Some have more.
- Old Alf revved the engine/and off they went towards the river mouth,/while we waited on the jetty/until they were out of sight./
A phrase is also a group of words. It is a looser structure than a clause. It is short, doesn’t have a finite verb (it may not have a verb at all) but it functions as a kind of unit. Here are some examples:
• under the table
• after the exams
• in the drawer
• hundreds of fish
• eating peanuts
• through the door
• under the table
• after the exams
• in the drawer
• hundreds of fish
• eating peanuts
• through the door
We haven’t got far, but at this stage we will leave clauses and phrases for a while, and look instead at words, the raw material of our communications. When we have tried to identify and classify words, we will be able to return with greater understanding to consider clauses in more detail, and to examine their different kinds.
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