Wednesday, November 4, 2009

SENTENCE WEEK - Part 3

SENTENCES

All this week, I am going to explain the construction of various types of sentences. Since I am continually railing at professional writers to learn how to write sentences, I am going to give a primary to help that cause.
This could be tedious. It could also be educational. Give it a try.


COMPLEX SENTENCES

What is a complex sentence?
Create an example of a complex sentence.


HOW TRUE!

Identify the author of the following bit of philosophy.

“Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.”


TODAY'S WORD

The word for today is "harbinger".
What part of speech is "harbinger"?
Define "harbinger" and use it in a sentence.

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