TYPE OF SENTENCES

TYPE OF SENTENCES

Before studying the four types of sentences, it is important and necessary to know what an independent and dependent clause are. 

INDEPENDENT CLAUSE can stand alone as a sentence. It expresses a complete thought. 

Here we have some examples. 

•  The students are studying for the exam. 
•  Linda visited her grandma last week. 
• I studied hard for the test.

DEPENDENT CLAUSE: does not express a complete thought. It can have a subject and a verb. In other words, it is not a complete sentence. 

• Before you go to school, 
• Although I was sick,

Dependent clauses start with a subordinating conjunction:  

AS, AFTER, ALTHOUGH, WHEN, WHILE, BECAUSE, BEFORE, UNTIL, IF, SINCE 

TYPE OF SENTENCES

1. SIMPLE SENTENCES: These type of sentences are composed by an independent clause.                                      SUBJECT+ VERB+ COMPLEMENT. 

• She     ate    a hamburger. 
• Ben     drives the school bus. 

      2. COMPOUND SENTENCES: These sentences are formed by two independent clauses     

                                                              joined by a coordinating conjuction. 

                   SENTENCE, COORDINATING CONJUCTION+ SENTENCE.

                                                   for

                                                   and

                                                   nor

                                                   but

                                                   or

                                                   yet

                                                   so

• John likes playing video games, but he doesn't like reading.

 

3. COMPLEX SENTENCES: They are formed by an independent clause and a  

                                                     dependent clause.  

  Remember: the dependent clause begins with a subordinating conjunction: 

AS, AFTER, ALTHOUGH, WHEN, WHILE, BECAUSE, BEFORE, UNTIL, IF, SINCE 

Although it was a cold day, the children enjoyed playing in the park. 

     dependent clause                 independent clause

    

4. COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCES: They are made from two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. 

Although it was raining, the children enjoyed playing in the park, and they had a lot of fun.  

        dependent                             independent                             conj.         independent 

Websites to practice:

• https://www.thoughtco.com/compound-complex-sentence-worksheet-1212348
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• http://englishlinx.com/sentences/compound_sentences/simple-compound-sentence.html
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• https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/grammar/syntax-sentences-and-clauses/types-of-sentences/e/complex-and-compound-complex-sentences
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• https://www.k12reader.com/subject/grammar/sentence-structure/types-of-sentences/
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• https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/sentences.html