The Ultimate Car's Guide Book of Writing

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S E N T E N C E S Sentence – a set of words that contains a subject and a predicate and conveys a

statement, command, question, or an exclamation. Sentence Parts

Subject – what/who the sentence is about The judges patiently watched the rustic cars. Predicate – what the subject does The judges patiently watched the rustic cars. Sentence Types

Declarative – a sentence that makes a statement (ends with a period mark) Going to car shows helps helps people know prices of older cars better. Imperative – a sentence that makes a command (ends with a period mark) Go to car shows for better prices immediately. Interrogative – a sentence that asks a question (ends with a question mark) Why would anyone not want to get cheaper prices? Exclamatory – a sentence that expresses great emotion, passion, excitement (ends with an exclamation mark) That Chevrolet Corvett is so gorgeous!

Sentence Patterns

Simple Sentence: A sentence that is just one independent clause. Most of the people at shows tend to take pictures in front of them to show off on insta as if it was theirs. Compound Sentence: A sentence with multiple independent clauses, but no dependent clauses - connected by FANBOYS (coordinating conjunctions) or a semicolon (;). Many projects on renovating cars can take up time, but they all can be finished.


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