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ISI4E3-English for Academic Writing Purposes

English Sentence Formation

Ima Normalia Kusmayanti, S.S., M.Pd.

Department of Information System

School of Industrial Engineering
Telkom University
Course Learning Outcomes - CLOs

CLO 01 CLO 02 CLO 03

use simple and compound use simple, compound, and complex state their opinions with relevant
sentences in present and past sentences in present tense, present and interesting proofs related to
tenses, present continuous, and continuous tense, and present their innovative technology

present perfect tense to creations in the form of 3-5

perfect tense to present interesting
paragraph essay using present
present some interesting facts facts about the roles of information
tense, present continuous tense,
about skills and abilities in the system in our lives today in the form
present perfect tense, and past
form of a short paragraph with of a short paragraph with
tense with “low-advanced” fluency
“intermediate mid” fluency level. “intermediate-high” fluency level. level.
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 Main Parts:
1.Subject
2.Predicate
3.Object
4.Complement
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Subject + Predicate (Verb)

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Subject

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 Subject

Information systems improve bank transactions.

Information systems improve bank transactions.

Predicate

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 Verb
Computers have completely changed.
Computers have completely changed our lives.

Computers have completely changed our lives.

Action Verb:
Transitive
 Verb

Computers become famous.

Linking Verb
 Verb

Computers have completely changed our lives.

Helping Verb
Action Verb:
Transitive
Subject + Predicate

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A. Information Systems improves bank transactions.

B. Information system improve bank transactions.

C. Information systems improve bank transactions.

D. Information system improves bank transactions.

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A. Information Systems improves bank transactions.

B. Information system improve bank transactions.

C. Information systems improve bank transactions.

D. Information system improves bank transactions.

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Information Systems (proper noun) is an academic study of or an
umbrella term for systems with a specific reference to information and
the complementary networks of hardware and software that people and
organizations use to collect, filter, process, create and also distribute
data.

information system (information is uncountable noun and system is

countable noun) is a system that consists of process, people and systems.

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 Object
Direct Object Indirect Object
 Direct or Indirect Object?

Computers have completely changed our lives.

Helping Verb Action Verb Direct Object

 Direct or Indirect Object?

Telkom University donates computers to schools in remoted

areas.

Action Verb Direct Object Indirect Object

Complement
 Object Complement

Citibank made financial transactions easy.

Action Verb Direct Object Object Complement

Subject Complement:
Predicate Nominative

It was a huge success.

Linking Verb Predicate Nominative

 Subject Complement:
Predicate Adjective

The effects of computer technology in our lives are immense.

Linking Verb Predicate Adjective

 Main Parts:
1.Subject
2.Predicate
3.Object
4.Complement
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 Constructions:
1.Simple
2.Compound
3.Complex
4.Mixed

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Simple Sentence

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 Simple Sentence

Computers have completely changed our lives.

Compound Sentence

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 Compound Sentence
Eventually, computers come into every family and
effectively influence our usual life.

Eventually, computers come into every family.

(Computers) effectively influence our usual life.

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Compound Sentence

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Complex Sentence

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 Complex Sentence
First, transportation, water, electricity, and other things
that make for convenience have greatly been improved by
computers.

First, transportation, water, electricity, and other things (have greatly

been improved by computers).

make for convenience have greatly been improved by computers.

Complex Sentence
Mixed Sentence

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 Mixed Sentence
Moreover, information systems provide real time information which
reduces the scope of errors, hence, increases the quality of the output of
the process.

Moreover, information systems provide real time information.

reduces the scope of errors.

Hence, (information systems) increases the quality of the output of the process.
 Mixed Sentence

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 Constructions:
1.Simple
2.Compound
3.Complex
4.Mixed

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