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Sentence Structure 7th Grade

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.19.b
write complex sentences and differentiate between main and subordinate clauses; and
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.19.c
use a variety of complete sentences (e.g., simple, compound, complex) that include properly placed modifiers, correctly identified antecedents, parallel structures, and consistent tenses.

Modifiers: Modifiers are words, phrases, and clauses that help to describe other words, such as nouns and verbs, in a sentence.

When modifiers are misplaced, they are separated from the word that they describe. This can then cause confusion over the meaning of the sentence.

Dangling modifiers occur when the word being described is not included in the sentence. This can also cause confusion about the meaning of a sentence.

PRONOUN-ANTECEDENT AGREEMENT

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.

An antecedent is a word that comes before a pronoun and that the pronoun stands for.

Pronouns and their antecedents should agree in number.

Sometimes it can be difficult to tell if a singular or plural pronoun should be used to match the antecedent.

Pronouns and their antecedents should agree in person.

What should be done if the gender of the antecedent is unknown?

Sentence Structure

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.19.b

write complex sentences and differentiate between main and subordinate clauses; and

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS): 7.19.c

use a variety of complete sentences (e.g., simple, compound, complex) that include properly placed modifiers, correctly identified antecedents, parallel structures, and consistent tenses.

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