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Business English at Work © 2003 Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Sentence Development Demonstrate knowledge of terms used in sentence construction. Use correct ending punctuation for statements, questions, commands, and exclamations. Identify simple, compound, and complete subjects. Identify simple, compound, and complete predicates. Objectives continued Business English at Work PP 3-1a Sentence Development A Sentence A sentence consists of words correctly arranged to form a complete statement or idea. A sentence begins with a capital letter. ends with an ending mark of punctuation. Business English at Work PP 3-2 Sentence Development Ask these questions to determine whether words are a sentence. Do the words make sense? Do the words indicate a complete thought? Does the group of words begin with a capital letter? Does the group of words end with a period, question mark, or exclamation point? Business English at Work PP 3-3 Sentence Development Four Purposes of Sentences Express statements (declarative sentences). End with a period. We offer a 30-day return policy. Ask questions (interrogative sentences). End with a question mark if direct questions. Are the new brochures available yet? End with a period if indirect questions. He asked whether I planned to revise the news release. Business English at Work PP 3-4a Sentence Development continued Four Purposes of Sentences Give commands and requests (imperative sentences). End with a period. Direct Command Place your order within two days to receive a discount. Courteous Request Will you please call me by the end of the week. Express emotions (exclamatory sentences). End with an exclamation point. Always satisfy your customers! Business English at Work PP 3-4a Sentence Development Sentences Have Two Parts Subject Often a noun or pronoun Indicates who is speaking, who is spoken to, or who or what is spoken about Predicate Verb (action or “to be” form) Tells what the subject is doing or what the subject is Business English at Work PP 3-5 Sentence Development Simple Subject The simple subject is the main word of the subject. Users can schedule unlimited sales calls with contact management software. We offer a discount to our employees. Outstanding customer service is our goal. Business English at Work PP 3-6 Sentence Development Compound Subject The compound subject is two or more main words in a subject. Hudson Communications and Cellular Depot share an office building in the Redwood Business Park. Evening hours and free parking interest customers. Focus groups, phone messages, and postal card responses are all ways to obtain user opinions. Business English at Work PP 3-7 Sentence Development Complete Subject The complete subject consists of the simple or compound subject plus any of its modifiers. Most customers comment on our window displays. Sales brochures describe our products. Free upgrades and extra bonus miles attract some travelers. Business English at Work PP 3-8 Sentence Development Simple Predicate The simple predicate is a single verb or verb phrase. Tim speaks softly. I take inventory once a week. Our store hours are convenient. We have advertised our sale in the local newspaper. Business English at Work PP 3-9 Sentence Development Compound Predicate The compound predicate is two or more verbs. I researched our orders and designed our latest sales brochure. Our accountant and the sales manager analyzed our sales and recommended new pricing of products. Other companies have visited our call center and ordered similar telephone headsets. Business English at Work PP 3-10 Sentence Development Complete Predicate The complete predicate consists of the simple or compound predicate plus all modifiers that limit or describe the verbs. This short survey asks for your opinions about our customer service. Our company has an extensive video training library. The reports on this Website review a wide range of customer service issues. Business English at Work PP 3-11