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TYPES OF
SENTENCES
There are three main types of
sentence.
• A simple sentence.
• A compound sentence.
• A complex sentence.
Clauses
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A clause is a group of words with a
subject and a verb
Subject
You
Sally
Verb
stink.
is talking.
 Most clauses have further information
after the verb
Subject
I
Verb
hate
grammar
Sally
is talking
loudly
Two Types of Clauses
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Independent clause (Main clause)
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Can stand alone as a sentence
Can be joined to another clause
Fred filled a cardboard tube with gunpowder.
Dependent clause (Subordinate clause)
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Cannot stand alone as a sentence
Must be joined to an independent clause
Because he wanted to make his own firecrackers.
A word that joins clauses is a conjunction
Simple sentence – one action.
1. It contains a subject and a verb.
2.It expresses a complete thought.
The cat pounced.
The mouse ran away.
SIMPLE SENTENCE:
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2.
3.
A simple sentence is also called an
independent clause because it
contains a subject and a verb, and
it can stand alone as a sentence.
Examples:
Some students prefer to study in
the mornings.
Gerard and Michael play football
every afternoon.
Jiro goes to the library and studies
every day.
Compound sentence – usually more
than one action going on.
Two simple sentences, joined by a
coordinating conjunction
(FANBOYS).
The cat pounced but
the mouse ran away.
COMPOUND SENTENCE
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2.
3.
A compound sentence contains
two independent clauses joined
by a conjunction.
You must use a comma two
separate two independent
clauses.
I tried to speak Spanish, and my
friend tried to speak English.
Jared played football, so his mom
went shopping.
Miles played basketball, yet he
finished his homework.
Complex sentence – a simple sentence
plus a dependent clause which adds
information to the sentence.
A dependent clause has a subject and
verb but can’t stand on its own as a
sentence.
Although the cat
pounced, the mouse
ran away.
COMPLEX SENTENCE
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A complex sentence has an
independent clause joined by
one or more dependent clauses.
A complex sentence always has
a subordinator such as because,
since, after, although, or when
or a relative pronoun such as
that, who, or which.
Page 60 lists all the
subordinators
COMPLEX SENTENCE
Examples: with subordinators
1. When he handed in his homework, he
forgot to give the teacher the last
page.
2. The teacher returned the homework
after she had noticed the error.
3. The students are studying because
they have a test tomorrow.
4. After they had finished studying,
Kristine and Chiara went to the
movies.
5. Jana and Aninna went to the movies
after they had finished studying.
COMPLEX SENTENCE
Examples: with relative pronouns
1.
2.
3.
4.
The woman who my mom
talked to sells cosmetics.
The book that Andrea read is
on the shelf.
The house which Jose Rizal
was born in is still standing.
The town where I grew up is in
the province.
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