CHAPTER4
Recognizing the Parts of a Sentence
In This Chapter
- Understanding what makes a sentence a sentence
- Complementing your actions
- Tacking on phrases
- Recognizing the two main types of clauses
- Sampling sentence structures
Chances are you know people who have a bad habit of not finishing their sentences. They start strong and then fade out at the end, assuming you’ll catch their drift. Needless to say, those incomplete sentences are annoying, especially if you have no idea what the person is trying to say.
Of course, we all kind of stumble along when we’re speaking, and the standards for talking aren’t nearly as strict as they are for writing. ...
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