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- - - - The verb
        
        This tells us what the subject does.
      - The rest of the sentences
        
        The rest of the basic sentence, after the verb.
      - The subject
        
        This tells us who or what the sentence is about.
    - - Putting two sentences together
        
        We put connecting words such as and, or, but, yet, while, whereas or so.
      - Putting together any parellel elements
        
        -When we put together parallel elements, we sometimes leave out parts that are repeated.
        -When we string together more than two elements, we use connecting words only between the last
        two.
    - - The core noun and addition
      - Adjectives clauses
      - Reduced adjective clauses
    - - Additions to the verb add information about the verb.
        
        CONNECTIVES
    - - PREPARATORY IT
        
        Sometimes a sentence begins with the word "it" but the "it" does not refer to a noun in a previous
        sentence. Instead it refers to a phrase or a clause that appears later on in the same sentence.
- - - - Think about the subject.
      - Skim the article more than once
      - Look at the title.
    - - If you have trouble with the meaning of words or phrases:
        
        Read 'around' the word
        
        Try to guess
        
        Use a dictionary
      - If you have trouble with the meaning of sentences:
        
        Read the sentences around it.
        
        Pay attention to parts of a sentence are connected
        
        Try to analyze the sentence.
      - If you have trouble understanding what a substitute word ("it, this, that" etc.) refers to:
        
        Read the whole sentence and the sentences around it.
  - - - Questions for students to think about as they read the text
    - - Reading comprehension questions or text analysis questions.
    - - To think about the subject and predict content, check key words.