Transcript Types of Sentences

TYPES OF SENTENCES
Mrs. Hernandez
Intermediate English 091
Lesson 3
Discovering what makes a sentence is…
As easy as
1. Finding the subjects and the verbs.
2. Determining what kind of clauses you have.
3. Labeling the sentence.
Say What? What is a Phrase? What is a Clause?
• A phrase is a group of words that add to the sentence but cannot
be considered a clause; phrases will not have a subject and verb
pairing.
• Prepositional phrases are examples.
• A clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb; they may be
dependent (not a sentence)or independent (a sentence)
• Dependent: has a subject and verb but does not make sense alone
• Since Jerry went to the store. (not a complete sentence)
• Independent: has a subject and verb AND can also stand alone
• Jerry went to the store. (a complete sentence)
Subordinating Conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions words are the only
words that determine if a clause is dependent or
independent.
• Examples of these words are
• When, Where, As, Since, Before, Because, If,
Though…
• Just because something has a subordinating word,
it is not automatically make it a clause. Look for the
sub-verb paring to make sure!
What is a Sentence?
• A sentence is made of clauses.
• A sentence is made of the following parts:
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Subject
Verb
Complete thought
Ending Punctuation
• There are four kinds of sentences:
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Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-Complex
Simple Sentences
• Simple sentences have at least one subject and verb (they may
have more than one subject or verb) and express only one
complete thought.
• It may have only one subject and verb.
• The hunting dog followed his owner.
• It can have one subject and multiple verbs.
• The cooks sliced and diced the tomatoes.
• It can have multiple subjects and one verb.
• My teachers and parents encouraged me to go into dance.
• It can have multiple subjects and verbs.
Compound Sentences
• A compound sentence has two complete thoughts with subjectverb combinations.
• A compound sentences are two simple sentences connected by
• Comma + conjunction
• The dog retrieved the bird, so his owner gave him a treat.
• Semicolon
• The day was windy; we cancelled the picnic.
• Semicolon + conjunctive adverb (therefore, however, etc)+ comma
• The day was windy; therefore, we cancelled the picnic.
Complex Sentences
• Complex sentences consist of a dependent clause (incomplete
thought with a subordinator) and an independent clause (complete
thought).
• Because Mario likes Italian food.
• Dependent clause/cannot stand alone
• He took a job at an Italian restaurant.
• Independent clause/Simple sentence
• Because Mario likes Italian food, he took a job at an Italian restaurant.
• Dependent + Independent = Complex Sentence
Complex Sentences
• Remember! When you have a dependent clause at the beginning
of a sentence, use a comma to separate it from the independent
clause.
• Whenever Alex drives, she always leans the seat back too far.
• Whenever you have a dependent clause at the end of the
complex sentence, you do not use a comma.
• Her dad always had to adjust the seat after Alex has driven.
Compound-Complex
• A compound-complex sentence is a combination of a compound
and complex sentence.
• A compound-complex sentence has
• At least one dependent clause
• At least two independent clauses
• When I opened my mailbox, I was surprised to find a medical bill
for $10,000, but I was happy to see that my name was not on the
bill.