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SENTENCES BASICS by Mind Map: SENTENCES BASICS

1. What is sentence?

1.1. Definition: A group of word, containing a subject and a verb. Expressing a statement, question, intruction or exclamation.

1.1.1. Eg: Your senteces are too long and complicated.

1.1.2. Avoiding fragments/ an incomplete idea. Eg: Lady Gaga has released her song. This song is excellent. => Right Lady Gaga has released her song. Is excellent. => Wrong

1.1.3. If we talk about WEATHER OR TIME, use IT. Without IT, we have a fragments. Eg: It is half past five now. => Right Is half past five now. => Wrong

1.2. Sentence with BE

1.2.1. AM/IS/ARE

1.2.2. BE is never followed by an object.

1.2.2.1. Eg: Never having been ill himself, he wasn't a sympathetic listener. (Noun)

1.2.2.2. Eg: The food was already on the table. (Prepositional phrase)

1.2.2.3. Eg: He is rich. (Adj)

1.2.3. BE + ADJ/NOUN (PHRASE/PREPOTIONAL PHRASE)

1.3. There is/ There are + Prepositional Phrase

1.3.1. Eg: There is a pencil here. There are some pens here.

1.4. Beginning and Ending a Sentence A sentence always starts with a CAPITAL LETTER and ends with a Period.

1.4.1. Using Capital Letters with Proper Nouns

1.4.1.1. - The Name of a Person: Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande,... - The Name of a Place: Los Angeles, White House,.... - The Title of Something: Family Guys, Skyfall,.... - Days and Months: December, March, June, Sunday,... - Languages and Countries: North Korea, South Korea,...

1.4.2. Eg: We don't talk anymore.

1.5. Expressing Place and Time Prepositional phrases are a group of words that: Begin with "at", "in", "on", "to", "from", "between" and "among". Includes a Noun, Pronoun.

1.5.1. A prepositional phrase of place tells about location and it answers WHERE, put it at the end of a sentence.

1.5.1.1. Eg: They first met at the party.

1.5.2. A prepositional phrase of time tells about time, and it answers WHEN, put it at the end of sentence, it goes after a prepositional phrase of place.

1.5.2.1. Eg: She sees him at the bank on Monday.

1.5.3. A time word or time phrase answers WHEN and put the end of a sentence.

1.5.3.1. Eg: She goes for a walk every evening.

1.5.4. If you start a sentence with expression of time, use a comma.

1.5.4.1. Eg: In spring, many animals start to breed.