Unit 1.pdf - Southwest High School

Activity 1.9
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SYNTAX: the way words are arranged to form phrases, clauses, and sentences
Elements of Syntax: Purpose
and Function
Sentence Pattern :
A periodic sentence is one that
makes sense only when the end
of the sentence is reached: e.g.,
After a drenching rainstorm that
started off as overcast and a
light drizzle, the sun came out
and warmed us.
Examining the Craft of a Model
Sentence
Identify a periodic sentence.
Explain how it is used to
advance the tone or theme
of the text. How does the
punctuation add to the voice
Revising Your Sentence
Revise a sentence from your
quickwrite or create a new
periodic sentence emulating the
model sentence.
Sentence Pattern:
A complex sentence contains
one independent clause and
one or more subordinate
clauses.
Identify a complex sentence.
Explain its function in the
prologue and how is it used to
advance the tone or theme of
the text.
Revise a sentence from your
quickwrite or create a new
complex sentence emulating
the model sentence studied.
Sentence Pattern:
A parallel structure uses the
same pattern of words to show
that two or more ideas have the
same level of importance.
Identify a sentence with parallel
structure. Explain its function
and how it advances the tone or
theme of the text.
Revise a sentence from your
quickwrite or create a new
sentence with parallel structure,
emulating the model sentence
studied.