Sentences

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 hairy spiders crawled up into the open mouth of the sleeping man.

Predicate – what the subject does The hairy spiders crawled up into the open mouth of the sleeping man.

Sentence Types Declarative – a sentence that makes a statement (ends with a period mark) The clown eats children and haunts their minds.

Imperative – a sentence that makes a command (ends with a period mark)

Don ’t eat the children, clown.

Interrogative – a sentence that asks a question (ends with a question mark) Why does the clown spook only children and not adults?

Exclamatory – a sentence that expresses great emotion, passion, excitement (ends with an exclamation mark) The clown just bit the arm off that young child!

Sentences (cont.)

Sentence Patterns Simple Sentence: A sentence that is just one independent clause. The sink gushes out with red blood right in front of the girl. Compound Sentence: A sentence with multiple independent clauses, but no dependent clauses - connected by FANBOYS (coordinating conjunctions) or a semicolon (;). The spirit called It consumes numerous children, but he can only leave hibernation every 27 years. Complex Sentence: A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. When the Losers Club was created, it is discovered that every member has experienced frightening manifestations. Complex-Compound Sentence: A sentence with multiple independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. While It has a creepy countenance, It lures kids through the art of manipulation, yet the older kids do not fall for his tricks.

Loose Sentence: A sentence that contains an independent clause plus a subordinate construction (either a clause or phrase) with your main point at the beginning. It usually takes the shape of a clown, even though it has powers to shapeshift into what It desires. Periodic Sentence: A sentence in which the independent clause is given at the end of the sentence in order to create interest or generate suspense with the main point coming at the end. Even though it has powers to shapeshift into what It desires, It usually takes the shape of a clown,

Parallel Structure: A sentence using the same pattern of two or more verbs or ideas that match in tense or structure to show that they are of equal importance and to help the reader comprehend what is being written - this sentence requires symmetry. It uses his powers to terrify young teens, to give vivid visions, and to avoid adults. Balanced Sentence: A sentence where phrases or clauses at the beginning and the end parallel each other by virtue of their likeness of structure, meaning, or length - this sentence requires symmetry. The bullies harms the kids and the kids stone the bullies.

Chiasmus: A sentence that includes a repetition of ideas (words, phrases, or clauses) in inverted (reversed) order - this sentence requires symmetry. The kids met through It and It caused the kids to have met. Asyndeton: A sentence that leaves out conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses for a rhetorical purpose. The creature of It exhibits vileness, wickedness, evilness. Polysyndeton: A sentence that uses multiple conjunctions in close proximity to each other between words, phrases, or clauses for a rhetorical purpose. The Losers Club demonstrates stubbornness and bravery and fearlessness. Anaphora: A sentence that features the purposeful repetition of a word, words, or a phrase at the beginning of several successive clauses in order to place emphasis and draw attention. The boys are scared by their nightmares and yet, this allows for them to perceive themselves better by their nightmares. Epistrophe: A sentence featuring several phrases or clauses ending with the same word or words. Pennywise spends his time as a terrifying clown, terrorizing kids as a clown, dying in the form of a clown.

Sentences (cont.)

Sentence Errors

Run-On/Rambling/Fused Sentence – a sentence construction error where two or more independent clauses are connected incorrectly without punctuation. One of the boys The Losers split apart during their fight with Pennywise they regroup and one of the members impales Pennywise. [WRONG] The Losers split apart during their fight with Pennywise, but they regrooup and one of the members impales Pennywise. [RIGHT]

Comma Splice – a sentence construction error where two or more independent clauses are connected incorrectly using comma Pennywise was attacked by the Losers Club, he separated them during that interaction. [WRONG] Pennywise was attacked by the Losers Club. He separated them during that interaction. [RIGHT]

Fragment – incomplete sentence pieces that are not connected to or do not form an independent clause Because his brother, Georgie, disappeared. [WRONG] Because his brother, Georgie, disappeared, Bill explored the sewers where he believed Georgie was. [RIGHT]

Misplaced/Dangling Modifiers – modifiers are words, phrases, or clauses that add description; a misplaced modifier describes the wrong part of a sentence and a dangling modifier is missing the part it’ s supposed to modify At the river, the boys threw stones at the bullies that were gray. [WRONG] At the river, the boys threw stones that were gray at the bullies.[RIGHT]

Double Negative – combining two or more negative words in a sentence in a way that is supposed to produce a positive force

The Losers Club learned that it wouldn ‘t do them no good to be scared of It. [WRONG]

The Losers Club learned that it would not do them any good to be scared of It. [RIGHT]