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    Sentences Construction

    • What should a sentence consist of?


    • The structure of a sentence
    • Common mistakes when constructing sentences
    What should a sentence consist
    of?
    The structure of a sentence
    Common mistakes when constructing sentences

    1. Incorrect: My brother’s all the books have been stolen.

    Correct: All my brother’s books have been stolen.

    Correct: All the books of my brother have been stolen.

    2. Incorrect: One of his family members is dead.

    Correct: A member of his family is dead.

    Correct: One of the members of his family is dead.

    3. Incorrect: For what you are here?

    Correct: What are you here for?

    4. Incorrect: Tell me why did you go there?

    Correct: Tell me why you went there?


    Common mistakes when constructing sentences

    5. Incorrect: I, you and he will go together.

    Correct: You, he and I will go together.

    6. Incorrect: Exercise is good both for work as well as health.

    Correct: Exercise is good for work as well as health.

    7. Incorrect: After walking over two miles. John remembered his wallet.

    Correct: After walking over two miles, John remembered his wallet.

    Correct: John remembered his wallet after walking over two miles.

    8. Incorrect: The dog growled at the vacuum cleaner. When it was switched on.

    Correct: When the vacuum cleaner was switched on, the dog growled.

    Correct: The dog growled at the vacuum cleaner when it was switched on.
    Common mistakes when constructing sentences

    9. Incorrect: My favorite movie is It’s A Wonderful Life it is a very heartwarming Christmas


    story.

    Correct: My favorite movie is It’s A Wonderful Life. It is a very heartwarming Christmas


    story.

    10. Incorrect: Luke offered an explanation of why Rosemary was late for class.

    Correct: Luke explained why Rosemary was late for class.

    11. Incorrect: It is nearly half past five we cannot reach town before dark.

    Correct: It is nearly half past five; we cannot reach town before dark.

    Correct: It is nearly half past five, so we cannot reach town before dark.

    12. Incorrect: A book with a morally ambiguous main character.

    Correct: This book features a morally ambiguous main character.


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