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types of sentence
There are basically three types of sentence: simple sentences, compound sentences, and complex sentences (Maurer 2000). A simple sentence consists in a subject and predicate, and sometimes they are called independent clauses.
e.g.: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes continues to reach epidemic proportions worldwide.
Compound sentences are made up of at least two independent clauses joined together by coordinating conjunctions (and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet) or commas, or semi colons.
e.g.:
Ind. Clause Coord. Conj.
Green leafy vegetables show promise, but increasing overall intake of fruit and vegetables is advisable.
Ind. Clause
Complex sentences, on the other hand, consist on different kind of clauses. There are dependent clauses and independent clauses joined by subordinating words or phrases. Dependent clauses might be adverbial clauses, adjective clauses or noun clauses.
Adverbial Clauses
Reason: because, since, on account of the fact.
e.g.:
Ind. Clause
These risks are too high to justify the use antibiotics because a malaria slide is positive.
Adv. Sub.
Dep. Clause
e.g.:
Ind. Clause
The use of antibiotics is more common today than it was five years ago.
Dep. Clause
Adv. Sub.
e.g.:
Ind. Clause
Adv. Sub.
Dep. Clause
- Contrast: although, though, even though, while, whereas, in spite of the fact that.
e.g.:
Ind. Clause
Patients are sometimes mistakenly treated for epilepsy, although this symptom may be a manifestation of hypotension
Adv. Sub.
Dep. Clause
e.g.:
Adv. Sub. Dep. Clause
Where Hippocrates used observation and deduction, Galen emphasized his theories.
Ind. Clause
e.g.:
Ind. Clause
Tea drinkers are so less likely to add milk to their tea that it might explain the lack of correlation between tea consumption and diabetes risk.
Adv. Sub.
Dep. Clause
- Time: when, whenever, before, after, as, as soon as, while, until.
e.g.:
Adv. Sub. Dep. Clause
As one contemplates the advancements of modern medicine, one must wonder at the methods used in the Middle Ages.
Ind. Clause
Adjective Clauses
Introduced by: who, that, which, whom, whose, most of/many of/prep+Relative pronoun.
e.g.:
Ind. Clause
Our prediction rule allows an independent estimation that can be modified by additional data.
Adv. Sub.
Dep. Clause
Noun Clauses
Introduced by: what, whoever, whomever, whatever, why, how, however, the fact that, whether (or not), if.
e.g.:
Ind. Clause