Transcript Types of Sentences

FOUR TYPES
OF
SENTENCES
• What is a PHRASE?
Two or more words with a subject OR a verb
– the funny, energetic teacher (Noun phrase)
– has been trying (Verb phrase)
– to make sushi (Infinitive phrase)
– at school (Prepositional phrase)
• What is a CLAUSE?
Two or more words with a subject AND a verb
– the funny, energetic teacher is late to class
PHRASES vs. CLAUSES
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INDEPENDENT Clause
– The students enjoyed the grammar lesson.
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Independent clause can be called the MAIN CLAUSE.
It has a subject and a verb.
It has a complete idea.
It can stand alone (INDEPENDENT).
DEPENDENT Clause
– that the students enjoyed the grammar lesson
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It is DEPENDENT upon an independent clause.
It must be coupled with an independent clause.
It has a subject and a verb, but this verb is not the main verb.
It DOES NOT express a complete thought.
It cannot stand alone as a sentence. (DEPENDENT)
It begins with the indicator THAT.
– Other common indicators are: IF and WH- words.
TYPES OF CLAUSES
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1. Simple Sentence
– One independent clause that
contains a subject and a verb, and
expresses a complete idea.
– Thomas likes pizza.
– Some students like to study in the mornings.
– Omar and Haifan play soccer every afternoon.
– Mark goes to the library and studies everyday.
#1 SIMPLE SENTENCE
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2. Compound Sentence
– Two independent clauses combined with a comma
and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)
–Anh likes pizza, but she doesn’t like tacos.
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–Ramon drives to school and Ali rides with
him.
#2 COMPOUND SENTENCE
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FANBOYS
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so
• These are the seven (7)
Coordinating
Conjunctions.
• A conjunction is a
connector that joins
parts of a sentence or
two independent
clauses.
FANBOYS
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3. Complex Sentence
-One independent clause + one or more dependent
clauses
- Dependent clause begins with a subordinating
conjunction indicator which is less important to the
main idea clause.
–Omar did his homework while he watched
a movie.
–Since Linh passed her English exam, Doris
has been very happy.
#3 COMPLEX SENTENCE
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A subordinating conjunction indicator begins a
dependent clause and connects it to an independent
clause.
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS INDICATORS
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4. Compound-Complex Sentence
– Two independent clauses joined with coordinating
conjunction + one or more dependent clauses with a
subordinating conjunction.
– While Hiba was sleeping, Mary went to the store, and she
bought paint.
– Because I paid attention, I got an A on the test, and I was so
happy.
– Because it was getting late, I went home, but I had to wait on
the porch until my mom got home.
#4 COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCES
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• Sebastian likes green eggs and ham.
– What type of clause(s) do we have?
– One independent clause
– What type of sentence is this?
– Simple sentence (one independent clause)
• Mohammed likes lemonade, but Armin likes
milk.
– What type of clause(s) do we have?
– Two independent clauses
– What type of sentence is this?
– Compound sentence (two independent clauses combined
with comma and conjunction— FANBOYS conjunctions)
EXAMPLES
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• Bhavika says that she loves English classes!
– What type of clause(s) do we have?
– One independent clause + one dependent clause
– What type of sentence is this?
– Complex sentence
• Saif played his music, and he watched
television while Haifan was studying.
– What type of clause(s) do we have?
– Two independent clauses and one dependent clause
– What type of sentence is this?
– Compound-complex sentence
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• After Yannick walked to the park, he went to the
grocery store.
─ One independent clause (he went to the grocery store) +
one dependent clause (after Yannick walked to the park) =
COMPLEX sentence
• While Omar is practicing his English, Tam is
cooking fresh spring rolls and dipping sauce, and
he is baking sweet rice squares.
– Two independent clauses (Tam is cooking fresh spring rolls
and dipping sauce AND he is baking sweet rice squares) +
one dependent clause (while Omar is practicing his English)
= COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE
EXAMPLES
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