完整与不完整的英文句子.pptx

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1、How can you tell a complete sentence from an incomplete sentence?Usually you tell just by listening.Incomplete Sentence(Fragment)Everyday.(What?Who does what everyday?I dont get it.This is not complete.)第1页/共24页Incomplete Sentence(Fragment)Every day,rain or shine.(I dont care about the weather!Tell

2、me who is doing what.)第2页/共24页Complete SentenceBilly hunts.(This is a very simple sentence,but it has a subject Billy and a verb hunts.We know what happened and who did it.)第3页/共24页Complete SentenceBilly hunts everyday.(Here is the same sentence with a little more information.Theres no confusion her

3、e.)第4页/共24页Complete SentenceBilly hunts everyday,rain or shine.(Here is the same sentence with even more information,and its still very clear.)第5页/共24页A complete sentence must have a subject and a predicate.The subject tells who or what does the action,and the predicate contains the verb and tells w

4、hat the action is.A verb is a word that expresses one of two things:Action:jump,scream,fly,runState of being:appear,seem,feel第6页/共24页A subject can be any of the following things:The person who does the action in the sentence.Grandpa sells goods in his general store.The place that does the action in

5、the sentence.The general store swarms with people before the Fourth of July celebration.The thing that does the action in the sentence.Flour and sugar are mixed together to make cookies.第7页/共24页The person described in the sentence.Grandpa is happy when he makes a good sell.The place being described

6、in the sentence.The general store is crowded on Saturday.The thing being described in the sentence.Cookies are best when the flour and sugar are fresh.第8页/共24页Subjects may come in different forms:One noun as the subject Billy wants hound dogs.Two nouns as a subject Little Ann and Old Dan are two dog

7、s.One pronoun as the subject He prays each night for dogs.Two pronouns as the subject He and she are both still awake because of the coon hounds.A phrase Staying awake all night is no fun.A clause What makes me mad is all the noise!第9页/共24页Clausewhen he gets the money(This has a subject he and a ver

8、b gets,but youre left dangling,arent you?Its not a complete sentence.This is called a dependent clause.It depends on something else to make a complete sentence.第10页/共24页Complete SentenceBilly will buy coon hounds when he gets the money.(Now we know whats going on!)第11页/共24页Determine if the following

9、 are complete sentences or dependent clauses.nWhen I left my office that beautiful spring day.nI was walking along whistling when I heard the dogfight.nAbout twenty-five feet from me they caught him and down he went.nDown on my knees.nWith one final whimper.nWhere the alley emptied into the street,h

10、e stopped and looked back.第12页/共24页nAs I watch him disappear in the twilight shadows.nWhatever it was that had interrupted his life,he was trying to straighten it out.nAs I turned to enter my yard.nAs I caressed the smooth surfaces,my mind drifted back through the years,back to my boyhood days.第13页/

11、共24页Phrasethe sound of the hounds(We just saw that a clause has a subject and a verb.Theres no verb here;this is called a phrase.It could be the start of a great sentence,but it needs some help.It needs some action.)第14页/共24页Complete SentenceThe sound of the hounds echoed in Billys mind even after t

12、he night quieted.(Now theres some action!It makes a very clear,complete sentence.)第15页/共24页Tell which part of the sentence(subject or predicate)is missing in the sentence fragments below:nA whole bucketful of tears.nMy dog-wanting.nBawling and yelling for Mama.nHad a talk with him.第16页/共24页Lets buil

13、d a few sentences.Phraseyoung BillyDependent Clauseby the time hunting season was overComplete SentenceBy the time hunting season was over,young Billy was a nervous wreck.第17页/共24页Phraseour cat SamieDependent Clausewith one loud squallComplete SentenceWith one loud squall,our cat Samie scooted under

14、 the barn.第18页/共24页Phrasethe glow of the fireDependent Clauseas I sat there in silenceComplete SentenceAs I sat there in silence,the glow of the fire grew larger.第19页/共24页Phrasesparkled like a white star in the heavensDependent Clauseas I struck a matchComplete SentenceAs I struck a match,the smalle

15、r cup sparkled like a white star in the heavens.第20页/共24页Video on Sentence Fragments第21页/共24页Practice Complete Sentence or Sentence Fragment?nI found some slick little trails out in the garden down under some tall hollyhocks.nOnce I decided to make friends with him.nThinking they were game trails.nMama had another talk with Papa.第22页/共24页Go to your Student Packet and complete Lesson 1 Practice for English.第23页/共24页感谢您的观看！第24页/共24页