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Paragraph 1
The bartender said the accident victim always dropped in at the bar at 11
oclock every morning. After that the victim went out to the Sport Club for his
lunch. On the way there, he had to cross the road. A postman also wanted to
cross the road. He saw the victim cross the road and noticed that he did not
look left of right. When the accident happened, a housewife also saw the
victim being hit by the car. The housewife did not do anything because she
fainted. A grocer heard the sound of the car hitting the victim. He ran out
and saw the victim in front of the car.
Paragraph 2
At eleven oclock in the morning, the accident victim dropped in at the bar
for appetizer. Twenty minutes later, he finished his drink and left the bar. He
stepped forward to cross the road. At the same time, a postman, also
about to cross the road, saw the victim who was lurching drunkenly as he
stepped off the kerb. Just then, a car appeared from nowhere and hit the
victim. The accident was also witnessed by a housewife who promptly
fainted. A grocer, whose shop was near the scene of the accident, ran out at
the sound of the accident.
1. Simple sentence
- consists of a subject and a verb.
- Example : The baby cries.
2. Compound sentence
- Help to combine ideas that are of equal importance.
- Expressing the ideas in the same grammatical form - words, phrases or
clauses
- Use of conjuctions - and, yet, but, or, nor,so,for
- Example :
3. Complex sentence
- Idea are unequal but related,so usage of complex sentence to show this
unequal relationship.
- Split a sentence into its main clause and its subordinate clause. Example :
adverb clause,adjective clause, noun clause.
- The main clause carries the central idea while the subordinate clause holds
the less important idea.
4. The worker appealed against the dismissal. His appeal was turned down.
5. The trip to the Australian outback was exciting. The trip to the Australian outback
was educational.
6. The police are trying to identify the robbers. The robbers were involved in the
bank robbery.
7. You must be in the exam hall at least ten minutes before time. You will not be in
allowed to sit the test.
8. The women cooked the fresh kangaroo meat. The men told stories at the
campfire.
9. The teacher did not mention his name. He knew the teacher was referring to him.