combination constitutes a prepositional phrase. The preposition is an integral part of the prepositional phrase.
Example:
He walked
into the house. Because of his aggressiveness
2.4.3 Sentence
A sentence has to part: a subject and predicate. The subject includes the noun or pronoun that tell what the subject is about. The predicate includes
the verb that describe what the subject is doing. Therefore, a sentence is a group of word with to main parts: A subject areas and predicate area.
Together the subject and predicate express thought. Being able to recognize the subject and the verb in sentence it will health in making sentences using
subject and predicate. MsClelland 2003:16 says that a sentence is a group of words that expresses
a complete thought. The first word of the sentence is capitalized to indicated the beginning of the thought. A period, a question mark, or exclamation
point is placed after the last word to indicate the end of the thought. Sentence are generally classified in two ways, one by types and one by the
number of formal predications. , the new student could not make
many friends.
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Classification sentence by types 1 Declaration Sentence Statements
In this sentence, the subject and predicate have normal word order. The sentence ends with a period in writing and a drop in pitch in speech.
Example:
The child ate his dinner.
2 Interrogative Sentence Questions
In an interrogative sentence the subject and auxiliary are reversed and ends with a question mark in writing. In the spoken language, most yes-no question
end with a rise in pitch; most interrogative word question end with a fall in pitch.
Example:
Did the child eat his dinner?
3 Imperative Sentence Commands, Requests
In an imperative sentence, only the predicate is expressed. It ends with a period in writing and drop in pitch in speech.
Example:
Eat your dinner
4 Exclamatory Sentence Exclamations
Such sentence begin with an exclamatory phrase consisting of what or how plus a part of the predicate. In writing, the exclamatory sentence ends with an
exclamation mark or exclamation point. Example: What a good dinner that was?
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Classification sentence by number of formal predications 1 Simple Sentence
Maclin 1981:303 explains that a simple sentence has one independent clause one subject verb combination. So a simple sentence has a subject and at least
a finite verb; a subject and a finite verb are the two minimum requirements for a simple one.
Example:
The man stole the jewelry.
2 Compound Sentence
Maclin 1981:304 explains that a compound sentence has two or more independent clauses without any dependent or subordinate clauses.
Example:
The man stole the jewelry and he hid it in his home.
3 Complex Sentences
Maclin 1981:304 explains that a complex sentence has one independent clause main clause and one or more dependent clauses subordinate clause.
Example:
The man who stole the jewelry hid it in his home.
4 Compound-complex Sentences
Maclin 1981:304 explains that a compound-complex sentence has two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
Example:
The man stole the jewelry and he did it in his home until he could safely get out of town.
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3. METHOD OF RESEARCH
