Estudiando los tipos de oraciones

HOMEWORK – THE SENTENCE

[10 PTS.]

Para esta unidad 2 estudiaremos los tipos de oraciones, que de acuerdo a propósito/actitud son: declarativas, imperativas, interrogativas, exclamatorias, afirmativas y negativas; y que de acuerdo a estructura son: simples, compuestas, complejas, compuesto-complejas, afirmativas y negativas. Luego de ver los videos y estudiar el material, deberá subir al espacio titulado: THE SENTENCE, en un archivo Word debes realizar los siguientes ejercicios, pero antes revisemos un cuadro resumen el contenido propuesto.

Sentences according to their purposes Declarative: the sentence that states or declares something. Example: we must learn from our mistakes.

Interrogative: a sentence that asks a question. Example: Should I come there, or Should we meet?

Exclamatory: expresses sudden or strong feeling. Example: What a busy little fellow you have been!

Imperative: expresses a command or an entreaty. Example: Hurry up and don’t make excuses.

Sentences according to their structures Simple: contains one independent clause. Example: The pirate captain lost her treasure map.

Compound: a sentence that contains two or more independent clauses join by a coordinated conjunction. Example: The pirate captain lost her treasure map, but she still found the buried treasure

Coordinated conjunctions: and, for, yet, so, nor, but, or.

Complex: a sentence that contains one independent clause and one or more dependant/ subordinate clauses.

Example: spoken words are sounds or combination of sounds which represent ideas.

Subordinate Conjunctions (Subordinating Conjunctions) after, although, as, as far as, as if, as long as, as soon as, as though, because, before, considering, either, however, if, in order that, since, neither, so that, than, then, though, unless, until, when, whenever, where, whereas, wherever, whether, while.

Compound complex: a sentence that comprised, at least, two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. Example: When it rains, I enjoy listening to the sound of raindrops; but I do not enjoy being out on the wet weather.

Part I. Identify the following sentences as simple, compound, complex, and compound complex. Identifica las siguientes oraciones según su estructura como oraciones Simples, Compuestas, Complejas o Compuestas complejas.

1. If Barack Obama is the nominee for the Democratic Party, he'll run against John McCain, but it won't be an easy contest to win.

Kind of sentence:

2. Don't all students wish they knew more grammar?

Kind of sentence:

3. Even though he prefers to eat with a fork, he chooses to use chopsticks in Chinese restaurants; however, they aren't easy to use.

Kind of sentence:

4. The students don't know whether or not they can stay awake during the lecture.

Kind of sentence:

5. Although I respected what the teacher said, I disagreed with his conclusion.

Kind of sentence:

6. Anyone who says that English teachers are boring will be punished.

Kind of sentence:

7. Mary applied for a job advertised in the paper.

Kind of sentence:

8. Billy, who couldn’t swim, should not have jumped into the ocean.

Kind of sentence:

9. The greatest thrill in the world is to end the game with a home run and watch everybody else walk off the field while you're running the bases on air.

10. Close the door carefully.

Kind of sentence:

Part II. Write sentences following the instructions given. Escribe oraciones siguiendo las instrucciones dadas.

1 Oración: Interrogative (afirmative) and simple

1 Oración: Imperative (negativa)and complex

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