Name, English 101, Class, Time, Date SENTENCE PATTERN SET 7

Name, English 101, Class, Time, Date SENTENCE PATTERN SET 7

PATTERN 17: DEPENDENT CLAUSE (in a "sentence slot") AS A SUBJECT OR OBJECT OR COMPLIMENT

MODEL: S [dependent clause as subject] V

S V [dependent clause as object or comp.] V

Example: He became what he had long aspired to be. (Don't use brackets in sentences)

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PATTERN 18: ABSOLUTE CONSTRUCTION (noun plus participle) ANYWHERE IN SENTENCE

MODEL: Absolute construction , S V

S , absolute construction , V

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OR

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EXAMPLE: We had our Memorial Day picnic after all, the rain having stopped before sunset.

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PATTERN 19: THE SHORT, SIMPLE SENTENCE FOR RELIEF OR DRAMATIC EFFECT

MODEL: S V

EXAMPLE: Just consider this.

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PATTERN 19a: A SHORT QUESTION FOR DRAMATIC EFFECT

MODEL: (Interrogative word) auxilary verb S V ?

(Interrogative word standing alone) ?

(Question based solely on intonation ?

Auxilary verb S V ?

EXAMPLE: What caused the change?

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PATTERN 20: THE DELIBERATE FRAGMENT

MODEL: Merely a part of a sentence

Example: Now, on with the story.

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