COM1110-

English
Communication
Skill
Wan Noor Farah wan
Shamsuddin
 2

Welcome back!
Thank God you’re still here..
 3

What are we trying to

accomplish today?
✖ Homework- sentences about your friend
✖ Recap on Parts of Speech
✖ Types of sentences
 4

Where’s your
soulmate?
Take out something that represents you..
 Answer the following
questions
✖ What is parts of speech?
✖ How many categories of Parts of Speech
are there? What are the categories?
What is Part of Speech?
✖ A name given to a word based on its
job (Function) in a sentence.
 11

Types of sentences
-SIMPLE SENTENCES
-COMPOUND SENTENCES
-COMPLEX SENTENCES
What makes an
english
sentence?
English structure
SVO
Subject + Verb + Object/Idea

= English Sentence

13
 14

Let’s investigate structures in

different languages

I am going to the market

Subject Verb Object/Idea

Saya pergi ke pasar

Subject Verb Object/Idea

저는 시장에 가요
Subject Object/Idea Verb
 Types of
Sentences
1
Si
m
pl
eS
en
te
n
22
ce
Co s
m
po
un
d
Se
nt
en
ce
s
3

Co
m
pl
ex
Se
nt
e nc
es
15
16
 17

Simple Sentences
-Comprised of the simplest form of SVO/I
-Subject + Verb + Object/Idea
Eg:
1. I am a teacher.
2. She took a cab to the airport.
3. We are having pizza for dinner tonight.

Simple sentence is also called as independent

clause.
 18

Are these considered as complete

sentences?
✖ I’m in love with the shape of you.
✖ To tell you I’m sorry.
✖ Wrote some songs about Ricky.
✖ Half of my heart is in Havana.
✖ In the shallow, shallow.
 19

Compound Sentences
Compound sentences have two or more independent clauses.

I am a teacher. My wife is a lawyer.

I am a teacher and my wife is a lawyer.

She tried to lift the suitcase. The suitcase was too heavy.
She tried to lift the suitcase, but it was too heavy.

Compound sentences are combined using coordinating

conjunctions. (and, but, or, so)
 20

fanboys

F A N B O Y S
O N O U R E O
R D R T T
 Common Mistakes
✖ Two subjects joined by a Coordinating Conjunction is
NOT a Compound Sentence.
○ Joe and Mary waited for the train.
✖ Two verbs joined by a Coordinating conjunction is
NOT a Compound Sentence
○ Joe waited and stood on the platform.
✖ Two subjects and two verbs joined by a Coordinating
Conjunction is NOT a compound sentence
○ Joe and Mary waited and stood on the platform.
 22

Try this exercise- combine each set of simple

sentences into a compound sentence.
✖ She dropped her phone on the floor. It broke.
✖ I’m not very hungry. I’ll just have an orange
juice.
✖ You should study harder. You’ll fail the exam.
✖ We would like to buy a car. We can’t afford one
right now.
✖ I told my roommate to turn down the TV. He
didn’t. I got up and left.
 23

✖ She dropped her phone on the floor and it broke.

✖ I’m not very hungry, so I’ll just have an orange
juice.
✖ You should study harder, or you’ll fail the exam.
✖ We would like to buy a car, but we cant afford
one right now.
✖ I told my roommate to turn down the TV, but he
didn’t, so I got up and left.
 24

Complex Sentences

Dependent Clause
When I got home from work yesterday, I watched TV for an hour.

Independent Clause
 25

✖ Complex sentences have a dependent clause and an

independent clause.
✖ Subordinating conjunctions / Subordinating words

✖ I love to travel because I get to meet a lot of interesting

people.

✖ Red- Independent Clause

✖ Blue- Dependent Clause
✖ Green- subordinating conjunction/word
 26

Subordinating conjunctions/ words

✖ After ◦ Wherever
✖ Before ◦ Because
✖ Since ◦ As
✖ Until ◦ Although
✖ When ◦ Even though
✖ Whenever
◦ Though
✖ While
◦ That
✖ Whereas
✖ ◦ Which
Where
◦ Who
Part C- Handout
Exercise time!
 28

Try this exercise- label the dependent

clause & independent clause in the
following sentences.
✖ Even though the exam is quite difficult, all
the students passed.
✖ You can’t go out and play until you’ve
finished your homework.
 29

Part C
✖ Even though the exam is quite difficult, all the
students passed.
✖ You cant go out and play until you’ve finished
your homework.

✖ Red- Dependent Clause

✖ Blue- Independent Clause
✖ Green- subordinating conjunction/word
 30

Identify the type of sentences for the

following sentences.
✖ She returned the computer after she noticed that the computer was
malfunctioned.
✖ The man had stolen a bag from the shop, so he ran when he saw the
police.
✖ They spoke to him in Spanish, but he responded in English.
✖ Jimmy Choo designed an exclusive show for the queen.
✖ The dog barks loudly at the postman.
✖ I love my brother even though we disagree about almost everything.
✖ Jack likes classical music while Rose is into rock.
✖ I can cook supper, or we could just order a pizza.
✖ Nath plays the piano very beautifully.
✖ I go to the supermarket because I don’t have any food at home.
 31

Writing exercise
✖ Write a paragraph on what makes you happy.
Your paragraph has to consist of all simple,
compound and complex sentences. Your
paragraph should be around 100 words.
 32

Thank you
See you next week!