Adverbial Clauses and Phrases - Examples

Now, I am going to show you how I can classify a sentence as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. Remember to pay close attention because you are going to be looking for these types of sentences after I finish explaining the four types of sentence structures. I

Effectively, his deliberate use of syntax creates a structure in his essay which immerses the reader into the passage and allows his message to be conveyed. Often in the essay, he adopts compound-complex sentence structures to maximize his level of description and to fully establish the imagery he intends to create. Moreover, when he establishes depictions of action, motion, and speed, he creates considerably longer compound-complex sentences; using five or more clauses and at least one dash to thoroughly depict action, to eliminate any sense of pause, and to fully intrigue his readers. Such a usage of syntax is also parallel to when he writes that “...it was filled with motion, speed.” His lack of “and” but rather the word “speed” preceding a comma further represents the elimination of a sense of pause and his use of syntax in order to create a sense of speed and intensity. In the last paragraph, he continues his extensive use of compound-complex sentences and he suddenly slows down and ends his final part on shorter complex sentences.

Imperative Sentence. These are the opposite sentences to a hortative one, which is good to use to relax the audience.

The language of an essay adds to the effectiveness of the writing. The sentence structure can change the way the audience perceives the sentences. Booker T. Washington use declarative and exclamatory sentences in his speech. When using these type of sentences, each one has a different interpretation by the reader. A declarative sentence makes the statement sound like a fact. Exclamatory sentences are more forceful in the statements they make. These make the speech an effective argumentative essay.

She realized that then she always wanted to go to bed “well fed, kissed, satiated and loved.” Thus, began her love of food.

Correct When the elements of a sentence are put in series or a list and are the same grammatical kind, the technique is called

Dillard constructs a dramatic action sequence by using action verbs, adverbs, and prepositional phrases. In paragraph 10 he says, “He ran after us, and we ran away him, up the snowy Reynolds sidewalk. The adverb he used is this sentence was ran and away. Dillard was describing what was happening as the man from the black Buick chased her and her friends. Next she uses adverbs in paragraphs

C) Place a period outside a closing parenthesis if the material inside is not a sentence (such as this fragment).

a. Give me a call tomorrow, Veronica, when you get home, so we can discuss the details of the upcoming event.

Select the sentence that contains no semicolon errors. (Note that some of the sentences may not require a semicolon.)

Dependent clause- An independent thought containing a subject and a verb, and beginning with a subordinate clause or relative pronoun; however, it is not a complete sentence.

semicolon. A semicolon “ tells you that there is … some questions about… preceding full

auxiliary verbs. Also, at the beginning of a clause, particularly in written or more formal styles of English.

Clauses are groups of words which express an idea and contain a predicate (i.e., a conjugated verb) and a subject, although of course in Spanish the subject is often merely indicated by the verb ending. They can be divided into two categories: independent clauses (which make sense in and of themselves) and dependent clauses (which need to be used with an independent clause to form a complete sentece). In general, the the indicative, the conditional, and the imperative (command forms) are used in independent clauses; some exceptions will be given in section I below. The subjunctive mood is found primarily in dependent clauses, but of course the other moods can occur there as well,

Specialists in descriptive grammar (linguists) examine the principles and patterns that underlie the use of words, phrases, clauses, and sentences. In contrast, prescriptive