宜立特大学英语1-Unit1-4-Practice-and-Progress.ppt

?According to the ways in which clauses are combined into sentences, sentences can be divided into four categories: ?A compound-complex sentence is a sentence with at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. e.g. The world is full of remarkable men and women, but even if we had time to go all over the earth to visit them, we should still not be able to meet more than a small fraction of them. Although I like to go camping, I haven’t had the time to go lately, and I haven’t found anyone to go with. II. Basic Sentence Patterns ?Verbs are the core of sentences. Other sentence elements vary with the use of different types of verbs and, as a result, different sentence patterns will be presented. ?SV Pattern (subject + intransitive verb) e.g. It is raining outside. The telephone rang. ?SVCs Pattern (subject + link verb + subject complement) e.g. We are students. Why does milk turn sour? ?Verbs are the core of sentences. Other sentence elements vary with the use of different types of verbs and, as a result, different sentence patterns will be presented. ?SVO Pattern (subject + transitive verb + object) e.g. Henry bought a bag. The girl tapped her fingers on the desk impatiently. ?Verbs are the core of sentences. Other sentence elements vary with the use of different types of verbs and, as a result, different sentence patterns will be presented. ?SVOiOd Pattern (subject + transitive verb + indirect object + direct object) e.g. Will you pass me the salt? The police fined John five dollars. ?Verbs are the core of sentences. Other sentence elements vary with the use of different types of verbs and, as a result, different sentence patterns will be presented. ?SVOCo Pattern (subject + transitive verb + object + object complement) e.g. We elected him our monitor. She was seen running away from the scene of the crime. ?Verbs are the core of sentences. Other sentence elements vary with the use of different types of verbs and, as a result,