Good Sentences

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This is the fifth item.

Look closely at the sentences in the paragraph from The Pen Commandments, choose one sentence with a clause combination of 1+1, post it here in a comment, explain why that sentence is complex, identify each clause, identify the subject-verb combinations, explain the structure of each clause, and explain the function of the dependent clause.

posted by: sentenceguy at 07:22 | link | comments (5) |

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#1  05 October 2008 - 10:56

 

what did you you do today that you did not do yesterday?
you is subject
did -do is verb
you is subject
did- do is verb
1+1 X

Mo'nonymous

#2  06 October 2008 - 03:27

 

So, what is the structure of each clause in this sentence?

sentenceguy

#3  07 October 2008 - 08:46

 

what did you you do today that you did not do yesterday?
you is subject
did -do is verb
what is object
first sentence is independant clause
second sen is dependant clause
you is subject
did do is verb
what is object
that is coordinator

Mo'nonymous

#4  07 October 2008 - 08:46

 

What did you do today that you didn’t do yesterday?
[X]1+1
What did you do today (ind)SVO
You- Subject
Did do- verb
What - Object

that you didn’t do yesterday? (dep)SVO
you -subject
did do- verb
what- object
that-cord.
AM

Mo'nonymous

#5  07 October 2008 - 15:21

 

Both #3 and #4 are close, but there still is a problem with the object of the dependent clause.

sentenceguy

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