Contents introduction chapter I. Classification of proposals…

He and his uncle walked slowly through the Inuit Art Gallery, admiring the massive carvings on display.
is a compound predicate that contains several verbs belonging to the same subject (in this case "walk" and "surprise").
The task is to put words into sentences , and there are many ways to do this (or you can say that words can be put into sentences in different ways ). Therefore, describing how to write a sentence is not as simple as baking a cake or assembling a model airplane. There are no simple recipes, no step-by-step instructions. But that doesn't mean creating an effective proposal depends on magic or luck.²
Experienced writers know that the main parts of a sentence can be combined and arranged in countless ways. Therefore, when working to improve a manuscript, it is important to understand what these basic structures are and how to use them effectively.
Traditional parts of speech and the most common sentence structures . Follow the links for exercises, examples, and in-depth discussions on turning these words and structures into strong sentences.

parts of speech

One way to begin learning sentence structures is to look at the traditional parts of speech (aka word classes) : nouns, pronouns , verbs, adjectives, adverbs , prepositions , conjunctions, and clauses . Apart from sentences ("ugh!") that stand on their own, parts of speech come in many forms and can appear almost anywhere in a sentence. To find out which part of speech a word belongs to, you need to look not only at the word itself, but also at its meaning, place and use in the sentence.

Subjects, verbs and objects

The main parts of a sentence are a subject, a verb , and (often, but not always ) an object . A subject is usually a noun , a word that refers to a person, place, or thing. A verb (or predicate ) usually follows the subject and defines an action or state. The object takes the action and usually follows the verb.³