完整與不完整的英文句子（課堂PPT）

1、12complete sentence from an incomplete sentence? Usually you tell just by listening.Incomplete Sentence (Fragment)Everyday.(What? Who does what everyday? I dont get it. This is not complete.)3ence (Fragment)Every day, rain or shine.(I dont care about the weather! Tell me who is doing what.)4ceBilly

2、hunts.(This is a very simple sentence, but it has a subject Billy and a verb hunts. We know what happened and who did it.)5ceBilly hunts everyday.(Here is the same sentence with a little more information. Theres no confusion here.)6ceBilly hunts everyday, rain or shine.(Here is the same sentence wit

3、h even more information, and its still very clear.)789ibed in the sentence. Grandpa is happy when he makes a good sell.nThe place being described in the sentence. The general store is crowded on Saturday.nThe thing being described in the sentence. Cookies are best when the flour and sugar are fresh.

4、1011gets the money(This has a subject he and a verb gets, but youre left dangling, arent you? Its not a complete sentence. This is called a dependent clause. It depends on something else to make a complete sentence.12ceBilly will buy coon hounds when he gets the money.(Now we know whats going on!)13

5、14appear in the twilight shadows.nWhatever it was that had interrupted his life, he was trying to straighten it out.nAs I turned to enter my yard.nAs I caressed the smooth surfaces, my mind drifted back through the years, back to my boyhood days.15of the hounds(We just saw that a clause has a subjec

6、t and a verb. Theres no verb here; this is called a phrase. It could be the start of a great sentence, but it needs some help. It needs some action.)16ceThe sound of the hounds echoed in Billys mind even after the night quieted.(Now theres some action! It makes a very clear, complete sentence.)17f t

7、he sentence (subject or predicate) is missing in the sentence fragments below:nA whole bucketful of tears. nMy dog-wanting. nBawling and yelling for Mama. nHad a talk with him. 1819mieDependent Clausewith one loud squallComplete SentenceWith one loud squall, our cat Samie scooted under the barn.2021like a white star in the heavensDependent Clauseas I struck a matchComplete SentenceAs I struck a match, the smaller cup