fragment and sentences

Fragment = a series of words but incomplete thought/idea

sentences = a series of word consist of subject and verb

fact and opinion

1. The story routinely her name, her injuries, the street where she lived and the fact that her attacker was still free (facts)
2.The Toronto star reported that a women had been severely beaten and robbed as she left work one evening. (facts)
3. Question (b) and (c) are more serious..........(opinion)
4. The youthful arrest is irrelevant, and the light sentence indicates mitigating circumstances.(opinion)
5. After the star published this questionnaire last year, it received 589 responses from readers.(facts)
6. There are, of course, no right or wrong answers, and sincere and thoughtful people can dis agree about each one.(opinion)
7. Wedding and death notices are important news, ..........(opinion)
8. She had nine children ,seven of them boys, ranging from Lord Henry, 15 years old to Isaiah, 5.(facts)
9. He was amazing. (opinion)
10. She opened the front door, holding the gun.(facts)

How to construct sentences?

•Group of words which starts with a capital letter and ends with:

–full stop (.)

–question mark (?)

–exclamation mark (!).

•A sentence contains or implies:

–predicate and a subject.

Simple Sentences

Single subject and predicate

            Example:

            The brown dog with the red collar always barks loudly

Compound Sentences

More simple sentences combined using conjunction such as;

–And

–Or

–But

Examples:

I walked to the shops, but my husband drove

Complex Sentences

More than one thing or idea and have more than one verb in sentences.

Example:

 My mother likes dogs that don't bar

Examples

The boy climbed a tree.

The young boy climbed a tall tree.

The young boy quickly climbed a tall tree.

Prefixes and Suffixes

A prefix is a group of letters added before a word or base to alter its meaning and form a new word. In contrast, a suffix is a group of letters added after a word or base.

PREFIX - mis, en

ROOT -  use, joy

SUFFIX - less, ful, ment

examples = prefix - misuse / suffix - useless