Selasa, 22 Juni 2021

Lesson 12: Sentence Structure and Incorrect Word Usage


Sentence structure is the way a sentence is arranged, grammatically. The sentence structure of your writing includes where the noun and verb fall within an individual sentence. Sentence structure depends on the language in which you're writing or speaking. It is very important to use the correct structure of sentences. A sentence must have a subject and a verb. Correct sentence examples:

In spite of everything that happened, he enjoyed his holiday.

The teenagers arrived home late so they knew their parents would be cross with them.

 

Many words are used in the wrong order which changes the meaning of the sentence. In addition to this, it is important to use adverbs (words which describe verbs for example she ran quickly with quickly being the adverb) and adjective (words which describe nouns for example he wore a blue shirt with the word blue being the adjective) in the correct position within a sentence.

Correct word examples:

She accepted his offer to go out for dinner. (Accepted can be confused with excepted with the meaning of accepted being general right, normal or in this case to say yes (accept) an invitation whereas if excepted was use the sentence would have an entirely different meaning as excepted means to be excluded from an event or situation). She needed a breath of fresh air as the room was so hot. (Breath means the air that is inhaled or exhaled in respiration whereas breathe means to breathe in air and oxygen).

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