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Sentence Types
Lesson 3
Every sentence:
 begins with a CAPITAL LETTER.
 ends with a period (.), and
exclamation mark (!), or a question
mark (?).
Basic Sentence Structure
All sentences must have….
1- a subject
(who or what is being discussed).
2- a predicate /pred-i-kit/
(has a verb and gives information about the subject).
3- a complete thought or give a message.
F i ve b o at s c ro s s e d t h e r i ve r.
Subject
Predicate
complete
thought
Analyze- Put a wavy line under the subject and a
straight line under the predicate.
Many people were hurt in the accident.
Full time jobs are becoming more and more difficult to
find.
Take out the garbage.
That report was due last Friday.
How did you do?
Many people were hurt in the accident.
Full time jobs are becoming more and more difficult to
find.
Take out the garbage.You * Note: This is a command. The subject is
known though it is not visible.You should not use commands with superiors
(it’s like panmal).
That report was due last Friday.
Clauses
No! Not these
Clauses
A clause is a part of a sentence that
contains a subject and a verb. There are
two main types of clauses.
1- Independent
2- Dependent (A.K.A subordinate clauses)
Independent Clauses
 Clauses that can stand alone as their own
sentence.
Example: He is older than his brother.
We can do it!
I am an independent woman.
Dependent clauses
 Dependent clauses cannot stand on their own.
A dependent clause that stands alone is a sentence
fragment; the most common type of error in English
writing.
This is an example of sentence fragment: Because he is
older than his brother.
Don’t leave me IC.
I can’t stand on
my own!
Becoming a Dependent Clause
 An independent clause, can be turned into a dependent
clause when the same group of words begins with a
“dependent word” (subordinating conjunction).
Example: "Because he is older than his brother, he can tell him
what to do.“
Common “dependent words”
(subordinating conjunctions)
after
although
as
as if
as long as
as though
because
even if
even though
if only
in order that
now that
once
rather than
since
so that
than
that
though
till
unless
until
when
whenever
where
whereas
wherever
while
Quiz – Are the orange clauses
independent or dependent?
 I don't like Mondays.
 She is very fit because she goes running every day.
 Because the test was so difficult, none of the students got a
very good grade.
 When I lived in Tokyo, I played tennis every day.
 I usually do my homework while my mother is cooking
dinner
 Although she was only in grade 8, she was the best basketball
player in the school.
 I don't like Mondays. IC
 She is very fit because she goes running every day. DC
 Because the test was so difficult, none of the students got
a very good grade. IC
 When I lived in Tokyo, I played tennis every day. DC
 I usually do my homework while my mother is cooking
dinner. DC
 Although she was only in grade 8, she was the best
basketball player in the school. IC
There are 4 main sentence types
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-complex
Simple Sentences
 Have only one clause.
 They can have more than one verb or more than one subject
but they have just one clause.
Example:
 My younger brother cooks well.
 My mother and father are retired.
 The building across from the library in the middle of campus
caught fire last week.
Stop!
 Write 3 simple sentences
- Does each sentence start with a capital letter?
- Does each sentence end with a . ! Or ?
- Does each sentence have a subject, a verb, and a complete
thought?
Compound Sentences
 two or more independent clauses (or simple
sentences), joined together by coordinating
conjunctions(FANBOYS), a semicolon (;), or a
semicolon plus a conjunctive adverb (also,
consequently, furthermore, however, otherwise, and
thus).
My brother lives in Alabama, and my sister lives in Oregon.
We went to visit them last winter; however, we did not enjoy
their company.
Compound Sentences
 Two simple sentences can be combined to make a compound
sentence:
Simple: Germany is a rich country.
Simple: It has many poor people.
Compound: Germany is a rich country, yet it has many poor people.
Stop!
 Write 3 compound sentences
- Does each sentence start with a capital letter?
- Does each sentence end with a . ! Or ?
- Does each sentence have a subject, a verb, and a complete
thought?
- Does each sentence have a coordinating conjunction?
Complex sentences
 A complex sentence contains at least one independent clause
and at least one dependent clause.
Wherever she goes, she leaves a piece of luggage behind.
“Wherever she goes,” is a dependent clause.
He’s sad because he’s lonely.
“because he’s lonely.” is a dependent clause.
Stop!
 Write 3 complex sentences
- Does each dependent clause start with a subordinating
conjunction?
Simple, Compound, complex
 Simple: My friend invited me to a party. I don’t want to go.
 Compound: My friend invited me to a party, but I don’t want
to go.
 Complex: Although my friend invited me to a party, I don’t
want to go.
Compound-Complex sentences
 have two (or more) independent clauses and one (or more)
dependent clauses
 Examples: Cherry enrolled at Sookmyung Women’s University, and
Blossom,who was her younger sister, joined her there the following
year.
 IC- Cherry enrolled at Sookmyung Women’s University.
 IC- Blossom joined her there the following year.
 DC- who was her younger sister
Identify the sentence type
 I like playing basketball, and my brother likes playing tennis.
 Her name is Sachiko and she comes from Japan.
 My mother cooked dinner while I was doing my homework.
 While I was doing my homework, my father cooked the
dinner and my mother was asleep in front of the television.
 You should read every day if you want to improve your
English more quickly.
 My family came to Germany when I was in grade 5, but I
never learned to speak German very well.
Check your results
 I like playing basketball, and my brother likes playing tennis.
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Compound
Her name is Sachiko and she comes from Japan. Compound
My mother cooked dinner while I was doing my homework.
Complex
While I was doing my homework, my father cooked the dinner
and my mother was asleep in front of the television. C-C
You should read every day if you want to improve your English
more quickly. Complex
My family came to Germany when I was in grade 5, but I never
learned to speak German very well. C-C
Homework/ classwork
 Complete pg 28 & 29