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Sentence Types
Sentence Structure
Sentence Types
Sentence Types
Simple
Compound
Complex
Basic Elements
of
Every Sentence
SUBJECT PREDICATE
Basic Elements
SUBJECT PREDICATE
Mary playstennis.
SIMPLE SENTENCE
SUBJECT PREDICATE
Mary playstennis.
TomandMary playtennis.
Compound Subject
&
Simple Sentence
TomandMary playtennisandswim.
& &
SIMPLE SENTENCE
with compound subject
Nocommabeforeand
incompound
subjectsandpredicates!
Compound Sentence with
Coordinating Conjunctions
SUBJECT PREDICATE
and
SUBJECT PREDICATE
Compound Sentence
Tom swims,
and
Mary playstennis.
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
FOR
AND
NOR
BUT
OR
YET
SO
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Clause 1 Clause 2
Independent Independent
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Commabeforeand
incompound
sentences!
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
MOREOVER
HOWEVER
OTHERWISE
THEREFORE
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
Clause 1 Clause 2
Independent Independent
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
Note:Semicolonbeforeconjunctive
adverbandcommaafterconjunctiveadverb!
Conjunctive Adverbs float
Note:Placecommasbeforeand
afteraconjunctiveadverb
inthemiddle!
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB:
AT THE END
Note:Placeacommabefore
aconjunctiveadverb
attheend!
Semicolons
SUBJECT PREDICATE
eventhough
SUBJECT PREDICATE
Complex Sentence
Bob ispopular
eventhough
he isugly.
COMPLEX SENTENCE:
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
EVEN THOUGH
WHEN
BECAUSE
ADVERB CLAUSES
UNLESS
WHEREAS
COMPLEX SENTENCE:
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Clause 1 Clause 2
Independent Dependent
COMPLEX SENTENCE:
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Clause 1 Clause 2
Dependent Independent
COMPLEX SENTENCE:
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
WhentheMAINclauseisfirst,
itisusuallyNOT
followedbyacomma!
COMPLEX SENTENCE:
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
WhentheADVERBclauseisfirst,
itisfollowedbyacomma!
Compound-Complex Sentence
Mike ispopular
because
he isgoodlooking,
but
he isnotveryhappy.
COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE:
COMBINES BOTH TYPES
Punctuateeachclause
accordingtoitsrules!
Punctuation
Review!
SIMPLE SENTENCE
Nocommasbeforeandin
compoundsubjectsandpredicates!
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
Coordinating Conjunction
Commabeforecoordinating
conjunction!
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
Conjunctive Adverb
Semicolonbeforeconjunctive
adverb
Commaafterconjunctive
adverb!
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
Conjunctive Adverb--in the middle
Semicolonafterfirst
independentclause
Commasbeforeandafterconjunctive
adverb!
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
Conjunctive Adverb at the end
Semicolonafterfirst
independentclause
Commabeforeconjunctive
adverb!
COMPLEX SENTENCE:
Adverb Clauses--Subordinating
Conjunction
Whenmainclauseisfirst,
itisnotusuallyfollowedbyacomma!
COMPLEX SENTENCE:
Adverb Clauses--Subordinating
Conjunction
Whentheadverbclauseisfirst,
itisfollowedbyacomma!
References
WritingAcademicEnglish,SecondEdition,byAlice
OshimaandAnnHogue.WhitePlains:Addison,
Wesley,Longman,1999.
TheLittle,BrownHandbook,byH.RamseyFowlerand
JaneE.Aaron,Pearson,2004.