5.Short and Long Sentences Short and long sentences have different functions. *It is advisable to combine both types in your writing
5. Short and Long Sentences v Short and long sentences have different functions. v It is advisable to combine both types in your writing
e.g. The traveler came up to an old gray building and climbed the stairs leading to the second floor.He stopped in front of a room with the number 5 printed on its door,took out an old envelope from his black handbag,checked the address written on it and put it back in his bag. Then he rang the bell
e.g. The traveler came up to an old gray building and climbed the stairs leading to the second floor. He stopped in front of a room with the number 5 printed on its door, took out an old envelope from his black handbag, checked the address written on it and put it back in his bag. Then he rang the bell
6.Loose and Periodic Sentences Loose sentence:a sentence in which the essential elements,in the main clause. come first,followed by subordinate parts, modifiers,etc.,as in a compound sentence. Periodic sentence:a sentence in which the essential elements,in the main clause,are withheld until the end or separated as by modifiers or subordinate clauses
6. Loose and Periodic Sentences Loose sentence: a sentence in which the essential elements, in the main clause, come first, followed by subordinate parts, modifiers, etc., as in a compound sentence. Periodic sentence: a sentence in which the essential elements, in the main clause, are withheld until the end or separated as by modifiers or subordinate clauses
Loose or periodic? You cannot make great progress in English without good study habits. There was a lamp burning on the table in the empty room and a little cat lying near the lamp. He was sitting before the fire in a large armchair when we entered. Without good study habits,you cannot make great progress in English. On the table burned a lamp in the empty room and near it lay a little cat
Loose or periodic? v You cannot make great progress in English without good study habits. v There was a lamp burning on the table in the empty room and a little cat lying near the lamp. v He was sitting before the fire in a large armchair when we entered. v Without good study habits, you cannot make great progress in English. v On the table burned a lamp in the empty room, and near it lay a little cat
Combined use of both loose and periodic sentences e.g. There are some people that you never pay attention to, even though you meet them everyday;however,there are some that you can never forget,even though you meet them only once in your life time.It was not until I had met an unforgettable person that I believed the truth of it. Compare: It was not until I had met an unforgettable person that I believed the truth of it. I believed the truth of it when I met an unforgettable person one day
Combined use of both loose and periodic sentences e.g. There are some people that you never pay attention to, even though you meet them everyday; however, there are some that you can never forget, even though you meet them only once in your life time. It was not until I had met an unforgettable person that I believed the truth of it. v Compare: v It was not until I had met an unforgettable person that I believed the truth of it. v I believed the truth of it when I met an unforgettable person one day