修辞学3.pptVIP

The English Sentence 1. Complete sentences and sentence fragments 2 Types of sentences Complete sentences and sentence fragments A grammatical complete sentence is one that contains at least a subject and a predicate (or finite) verb. If the verb is transitive, there must be an object; if the verb is a link-verb, there must be a predicative or complement: He came. She wrote a letter. Dr. Smith is a professor. A complete sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period. Again, this simple rule is important for beginners to remember, for in Chinese writing commas may be u