TYPES OF SENTENCES

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FATIMA NOOR

sentence“A group of words , usually containing a verb, which expresses a thought in the form of a statement ,question, instruction or exclamination and starts with a capital letter when written”

TYPES OF SENTENCES

There are four types of sentences:1. Simple sentence2. Compound sentence3. Complex sentence4. Complex compound sentence

Simple sentence : “A simple sentence is composed of a

single Independent clause ,contains a Subject and a Verb, and. it expresses a complete thought.”

EXAMPLE : We had a great visit to Paris and Berlin

last September.

COMPOUND SENTENCES

“ A compound sentence is composed of two or more Independent clauses which may be connected by a Coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet) and are always preceded by a comma .”

EXAMPLE: Ali played foot ball, so Sarah went shopping.

COMPLEX SENTENCE: “ A complex sentence is composed of one

Independent clause (the main clause) and one or more Dependent clauses.”

EXAMPLE

While we were walking through the Louvre, we suddenly met our neighbor John and his family.

[dependent adverb clause starting with while; independent clause starting with we]

A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as ( because, since, after,

although or when etc) or relative pronoun ( that ,who or which etc).

Sentence containing Adjective clauses are also

complex sentences.

EXAMPLE: The town where I grew up is in Pakistan.

COMPOUND COMPLEX

“A compound-complex sentence combines a Compound sentence with a Complex sentence. It contains two or more Independent clauses and one or more Dependent clauses.”

EXAMPLE: While we were walking through the Louvre,

we suddenly met our neighbor John with his family, and all of us went out for lunch .

[Dependent clause starting with while; independent clause starting with we; independent clause starting with all of us]