13.3.1 Sentences: Simple Sentences

• A simple sentence: one main clause — subject + finite verb (and a complete thought)
• Identifying simple sentences in travel poems and stories
• Building simple sentences: substitution, chain story, a short dialogue

• identify simple sentences from varied texts
• construct simple sentences on a variety of issues
• advocate the importance of using a variety of sentences in communication

“What is the role of sentences in a text?”

“What constitutes a simple sentence?”

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1. What a simple sentence is
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   One main clause: someone or something + a finite verb, a complete thought. Fragments and two-clause compounds do not count here.
2. Build simple sentences on land travel
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   Use a substitution table and a mind map, then a chain story and a six-line dialogue of simple sentences only.