EXERCISE 19. MAKE EACH OF THE FOLLOWING UNIFIED. FOLLOW THE SUGGESTION...
10. Carly enjoyed jogging, bicycling, and to hike.
Part THREE Common
Usage
Errors
We reviewed grammar and the parts of speech in Part One. We explored the structure
of sentences in Part Two. Now we arrive at Part Three, which focuses on usage. What is
“usage”? We may understand it as the customary, acceptable way in which words, phrases,
and clauses are used in our language. More than simply a matter of language “manners,”
though, usage is a guide to clear, correct communication.
149Lesson 20 Problems with
Sentence
Structure
There are three basic kinds of sentences: simple, compound, and complex. We already
encountered these sentence types in Parts One and Two. Here, we learn about the parts of
the sentences and how they work together. Along the way, you will have the opportunity to
broaden your understanding with a little practice.
Simple Sentences
In Part One (pages 3–10) you learned that a sentence must have a subject and a verb,
often called a predicate. In the following sentences, the subject has one line under it; the
verb (predicate) has two.
Maria yelled.
A section of the bridge fell during the recent storm.
These are simple sentences. Each one contains a subject and a verb. Either the subject or
the verb, or both, may be compound. Something that is compound has two or more parts.
The following sentences have compound parts:
COMPOUND SUBJECT
: Cindy and Jeffrey smiled.
COMPOUND VERB
: Cindy smiled and laughed.
COMPOUND SUBJECT
AND VERB