[11/15, 9:59 PM] Mrs Ruth: Indefinite Pronoun these are pronouns used for nouns that are

not specific
or not known. They include:

A B C D

Some any few every

Someone anyone little everyone

Somebody anybody many everybody

Something anything several everything

None such each

No one all both

Nobody either

Nothing neither

All the pronouns with the exception of: some, few, many, several, all, both, are used with plural verbs.

Examples:

Some are in the box.

Someone is by the door.

Nobody is in the hall.

All are ready.

Many are still waiting.

Assessment

Make 5 sentences with any indefinite pronouns I have not used.

Interrogative pronouns are those that are used to ask questions. They include: which, who, what,
whose, whom.

They normally come at the beginning of the question to find out the noun that had done something.

Examples:

Who picked my pen?

Which shoe did you wear? (‘which’ is used in a situation where there are many options.)
To whom was the book given?

Assessment

Make 3 sentences with the interrogative pronouns I have not used.

[11/15, 10:05 PM] Mrs Ruth: Good evening, here are the other things we didn't do in our study of
Pronouns. Read them as they would be part of our test.

[11/15, 10:06 PM] Mrs Ruth: I would begin the class with Sentences.

[11/16, 10:12 AM] Mrs Ruth: *The simple* *sentences* is a clause that contains one main idea and a
finite verb.

The simple sentence can occur in forms that include:

Subject + verb

Subject + verb + object

Subject + verb + complement or adjunct

Subject + verb + object + complement or adjunct

Complement or adjunct + subject + verb + object

[11/16, 10:12 AM] Mrs Ruth: Note that the simple sentence cannot have anything more than a single
finite verb.

[11/16, 10:12 AM] Mrs Ruth: There are four types of sentences but for this study, three would be
considered which could as well give a guide to the forth. The four types of sentences are the:

Simple sentence, Compound sentence, Complex Sentence and the Compound complex sentence.

[11/16, 10:12 AM] Mrs Ruth: *Sentences*

A sentence is a group of words that is made up of a subject and a predicate(s). It is normally started by a
capital letter and ended with a full stop.

[11/16, 10:12 AM] Mrs Ruth: *Subject + verb*

John/S/ is dancing/V/.

Grace/S/ danced/V/.

He/S/ has been eating/V/.

[11/16, 10:12 AM] Mrs Ruth: *Subject + verb + object*

I/S/ want/V/ to dance/O/.

Grace/S/ slapped/V/ John/O/.

[11/16, 10:12 AM] Mrs Ruth: Below are examples of the forms of simple sentences presented above:

[11/16, 10:12 AM] Mrs Ruth: *Subject + verb + complement*

Singing/S/ is/V/ good/C/.

To sing/S/ is/V/ wonderful/C/.

Broken glasses/S/ are/V/ dangerous/C/.

Singing/S/ is/V/ a bad exercise/C/. (Noun Phrase serving as a complement)

[11/16, 10:12 AM] Mrs Ruth: *Complement or adverb + subject + verb + object*
In the morning,/A/ John/S/ saw/V/ his mum/O/.

Invented by an Indian house wife in 1889,/C/ the first dishwasher/S/ was driven/V/ by a steam
engine/prepositional phrase/. A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition that is followed by a
noun and it does not tell, time, place, manner, intensity, reason etc.

After a long day at school and work,/A/ Lashae/S/ found/V/ her roommate Ben/O/.

[11/16, 10:12 AM] Mrs Ruth: *Subject + verb + object + Adverb*

John/S/ loves/V/ dancing/O/ in the morning/A/.

John/S/ visited/V/ me/O/ in the afternoon/A/.

John/S/ slapped/V/ Grace/S/ on her face/A/.

[11/16, 10:45 AM] Mrs Ruth: The sentences above have been analysed in a way that they show the
various parts of speech that could connect together to form sentences. Complements are same as
adjectives as they give some information to or complete the noun while adjuncts are adverbs as they
give some information to the verbs.

[11/16, 10:45 AM] Mrs Ruth: The compound sentence is a sentence that consists of two or more clauses
that are linked by a coordinating conjunction. Some coordinating conjunctions that we studied earlier
are: and, but, or, then etc.

[11/16, 10:45 AM] Mrs Ruth: Do this assessment we will mark it in our next class

[11/16, 10:45 AM] Mrs Ruth: *Assessment*

Identify the parts of speech in the sentences below.

To eat in the morning is bad.

Grace slapped John

The train was late

Grace loves singing.

I looked for Mary and Samantha in the bus.

John and Grace love dancing in the morning.

Having eaten a lot of food, John could not eat for three days.

I will shop at the store this weekend.

[11/16, 10:45 AM] Mrs Ruth: *Here are examples of compound sentences:*

a. I love you and I want to marry you.

b. Emmanuel attended all the lectures but he did not sit for the exams.

c. Should I come or are you coming?

d. He ate the food then he cleared the table.

[11/16, 10:45 AM] Mrs Ruth: Write out the two main clauses in these compound sentences and
underline the finite verbs in each.

It means we would have six sentences by the end of the assessment.

a. I would visit her or I will go on a vacation.

b. I am hungry but I wouldn’t eat.

c. Swimming is a good exercise and it keeps the body fit.

[11/16, 10:45 AM] Mrs Ruth: The compound sentence consists mostly of two simple sentences or
independent clauses. It would be noted that these clauses each contain a finite verb so unlike the simple
sentences, there is normally more than one finite verb in a compound sentence. They are underlined in
the sentences above. Example number 3 is made up of two questions so they start with auxiliary verbs
and are separated from the main verbs. Another form of the compound sentence avoids the repetition
of the subject so two finite verbs are connected or two main verbs are connected with the first having
the auxiliary verb beside it. Example:

She conceives and bares her young.

We will sweep and mop the house.

[11/16, 10:52 AM] Mrs Ruth: *Complex Sentence*
The complex sentence contains a main clause with one or more subordinate clauses. The main clause is
a group of words that contain a finite verb and can stand on its own to pass across a message. The
subordinate clause has a finite verb but cannot pass across a complete message and it is in most cases
introduced by a subordinate conjunction.