Complete English Grammar for Dummies: An Easy to Use Guide by Parry Isabel

Author:Parry, Isabel [Parry, Isabel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-07-23T16:00:00+00:00

LESSON 3 4

SENTENCE-BUILDING.

Synthesis of Simple Sentences.

203. Synthesis is the process of forming a sentence out of several statements.

N. B.—In forming a simple sentence, the learner must remember that there must be but one subject and one finite verb.

204. Use the following method in doing the exercise:—

(a) Write down the subject on a line by itself; (b) write down the predicate on a line by itself; (c) if the verb has an object, write down the object on a line by itself; (e) write down the adjuncts of the subject on the same line as the subject; those of the object on the same line as the object; (e) write each adjunct of the predicate on a line by itself. Then combine all into one statement.

Example.—Wellington gained a victory. Wellington was commander-in-chief of the British army. The victory was a decisive one. It was gained over the French. The battle was fought at Waterloo. Waterloo is in Belgium. This took place in 1815.

(a) Subject: Wellington: commander-in-chief of the British army (adjunct of subject).

(b) Predicate: gained.

(c) Object: victory—a decisive (adjunct of object).

(d) Adjuncts of Predicate: (1) over the French; (2) at Waterloo; (3) in Belgium; (4) in 1815.

Caution.—When there are several extensions, avoid crowding them together at the close of a sentence.

Simple Sentence.—In 1815, Wellington, the commander-in- chief of the British army, gained a decisive victory over the French at Waterloo, in Belgium.

EXERCISE 34.

Combine the statements in each set of the following into simple sentences:

(a) A balloon is a bag. It is a thin bag. It is a light bag. It is made of varnished silk. It is generally shaped like a globe. It is filled with a light gas,

(b) Alfred the Great was King of England. He disguised himself. He gained access to the camp of the Danes. The Danes were a seafaring nation. They lived by plunder.

(c) Charles XII. of Sweden was defeated. He was defeated at Pultowa. It was by Peter the Great that he was defeated. Peter the Great was Czar of Russia.

(d) Robert the Bruce was King of Scotland. He fought the battle of Bannockburn. This battle was fought in 1314 .

(e) Montreal is a large city. It is a commercial city. It is situated at the head of ocean navigation. It is situated on the St. Lawrence.

(f) John signed a document. The document that he signed was called Magna Charta. John was King of England. John was afraid of the barons. He did not care about liberty. He signed the document at Runymede. Runymede is on the river Thames. Runymede is near Windsor.

(g) The boy wrote a letter. He was a good boy. He wrote a long letter. He wrote to his father. He wrote from school. He wrote the letter on his birthday. He wrote it early in the morning. He wrote it early before breakfast.

(h) The boy came. The boy was pretty. He was little. He was blue-eyed. He had rosy-cheeks. He was a young boy. He came to his mother. He had a rabbit.

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