Transcript Sentences

Writing I
英文句型寫作 ( I )
孫美文 老師
99學年度第一學期
Unit 1
What Is a Sentence?
A sentence is a group of words that
expresses a complete thought. The
words in a sentence are in a special
order.
Ending a sentence with a
period
The most common or usual way to end
a sentence is with a period.
Using capital letters
Proper Nouns
In English, the name of a specific
person, place, or thing always begins
with a capital letter. These types of
words are called proper nouns.
Prepositions of place----At, On and In
Three important prepositions are at, on, and in.
These prepositions have many meanings, but one
important function is to indicate location.
Exclamation points
You use an exclamation point (!) to show
emphasis or emotion about something.
Sentences and paragraphs
A group of words that tell about one idea is
called a sentence. A group of sentences that
tell about one topic or one idea is called a
paragraph.
The title of a paragraph
A title gives you information about what is in
a book, a song, a movie, or a paragraph.
A good title is usually very shout.
A good title is usually not a complete
sentence.
A good title catches the reader’s interest.
A good title also follows special
capitalization rules.
A good title does not have a period at the
end.
Unit 2
Sentences: Using Adjectives
You can make a sentence much more
interesting if you add descriptive words. These
descriptive words are called adjectives. They
describe nouns.
Ex: I have a red car with a black top.
What is paragraph?
A sentence is a group of words that
expresses a complete thought. A
paragraph has three main parts: the topic
sentence, the body, and a concluding
sentence.
Topic sentence
Every good paragraph has a topic sentence.
When you write a paragraph, remember to use
a topic sentence. It gives the general topic of
the whole paragraph.
Indenting the First Line of Every
Paragraph
The action of making this space at the
beginning of a paragraph is to indent.
It is important to indent the first line of every
paragraph. Always remember to indent!
Unit 3
Begin with the Simple Present Tense
When you write about daily habits and activities or
things that are generally true, use the simple
present tense.
Using Contractions
A contraction is a short version of two words
combined, such as a pronoun and a verb (I’m = I
am ) . The apostrophe (’) shows where a letter has
been left out.
Ex. You are = You’re He is = He’s/She is = She’s
We are = We’re/They are = They’re
Brainstorming Why Questions
You use the word because to answer a question
with why. You can put because at the beginning
or in the middle of a sentence. If you use it at
the beginning of a sentence, follow this clause
with a comma. Because is never used in a
simple sentence.
Ex:
Because Laura felt ill, she went to the doctor.
Laura went to the doctor because she felt ill.
Ian ate dinner because he was hungry.
Brain storming with Questions
Good writers often ask questions to help them
get ideas about what to write.
Ex:
Topic: A popular sport
Possible questions:
What is a popular sport?
How many people are needed to play this sport?
Is this sport popular on television?
How old is this sport?
Unit 4
Begin with the Simple Past Tense
When you talk about actions in the past, you use the
simple past tense.
Time Phrases with the Simple Past Tense
We use certain words and phrases in a sentence to help
show that something happened in the past. Some of
these time phrases include:
Last night last week this morning yesterday (two
minutes) ago
You can put these time phrases at the beginning or the
end of a sentence. Avoid using them in the middle of a
sentence.
Incorrect: I yesterday scratched my knee.
Correct: Yesterday I scratched my knee.
Compound sentences with But
One common sentence connector is but. This
word is often used to make compound
sentences. The connector but shows a contrast.
Ex:
I bought a car. John bought a truck.  I bought a
car, but John bought a truck.
Unit 5
Good writers write about actions that are
happening at the moment, they often use the
present progressive tense.
Present Progressive Tense for Current Actions
The present progressive tense ( be +verb+ -ing ) is
often used to describe actions that are happening right
now.
Using the connector And
Compound Sentence with And
Good writers often use the connector and to join words
and ideas.
Ex:
1. And is used to join two (or more) words that are in the
same grammar category (or group).
2. The connector and is also used to form compound
sentences.