Intensive Reading book review by Otong Setiawan Djuharie

   After covering grammar, we will delve into understanding sentence patterns. To grasp the information in an English text, it’s insufficient to know the meaning of each word. What else must be understood? There are five elements of a sentence, summarized as SVOAC: Subject, Verb, Object, Adverb, and Complement. 

   For simple declarative sentence patterns, there are seven structures: SV (subject, verb), SVO (subject, verb, object), SVC (subject, verb, complement), SVA (subject, verb, adverb), SVOO (subject, verb, object 1, object 2), SVOC (subject, verb, object, complement), and SVOA (subject, verb, object, adverb). 

   Next, we will explore the meaning of punctuation. Punctuation plays a crucial role in a sentence; without it, reading can become uncomfortable, right? Therefore, punctuation is essential. Some common punctuation marks include the period, comma, question mark, exclamation mark, colon, semicolon, hyphen, parentheses, dash, and apostrophe. 

   Finally, we will understand the meaning of cohesion markers. The key point is that sentences in a text cannot stand alone; each sentence is connected to the one that precedes it and the one that follows. The relationships between sentences create coherence, which is essential for clarity and flow in writing. 

This concludes the review of Mr Otong Setiawan Djuharie's Intensive Reading book. To learn more, you can purchase the book at Gramedia or through online stores.