Types-Of-Sentence-Structure 1

Sentence Structure: Sentence Types
Sentence Types Simple Compound Complex Compound-Complex
Basic Elements of Every Sentence
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
Basic Elements
SUBJECT PREDICATE
Mary
plays tennis.
Simple Sentence
Simple Sentence
A simple sentence has one subject and one predicate.
Simple Sentence
Observe how a simple sentence is constructed:
We went to San Juan yesterday.
Simple Sentence
Pronoun Verb Prepositional phrase
We went to San Juan .

Simple subject Complete predicate
SIMPLE SENTENCE
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
Mary
one subject
plays tennis.
one predicate
Simple Sentence
Tom and Mary
play tennis.
Compound Subject &
Simple Sentence
Tom and Mary
play tennis and swim.
Compound Subject &
Compound Predicate &
SIMPLE SENTENCE with compound subject
Tom and Mary play tennis.
SIMPLE SENTENCE with compound subject and compound predicate Tom and Mary play tennis and swim.
Compound Sentence
Compound Sentence
A compound sentence has more than one part that can stand alone (independent clauses).
Independent clauses are connected by coordinating conjunctions, conjunctive
adverbs or a semi-colon.
Compound Sentence
We went to San Juan, and most of us danced all night.
Compound Sentence
Subject Verb Prepositional phrase
We went to San Juan,

Coordinating Conjunction Predicate
and most of us danced all night .

Subject Verb Modifying phrase
Compound Sentence Use of Coordinating Conjunctions

SUBJECT PREDICATE
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
Compound Sentence
Tom swims,
and Mary plays tennis.
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
FOR AND NOR BUT OR YET SO
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis.

Clause 1 Independent Clause 2 Independent
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis.

Comma before and in compound sentences!
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
MOREOVER HOWEVER OTHERWISE
THEREFORE
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich.

Clause 1 Independent Clause 2 Independent
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
Note: Semicolon before conjunctive adverb and comma after conjunctive adverb!
Conjunctive Adverbs float

Conjunctive adverbs are sometimes called floating adverbs because they can be positioned at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a clause.
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB:
AT THE BEGINNING, IN THE MIDDLE,AT THE END
Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich. Bob is handsome; he is, moreover, rich.
Bob is handsome; he is rich, moreover.
Semicolons
If the relation between the ideas expressed in the main clauses is very close and obvious without a conjunction, you can separate the clauses with a semicolon (Little, Brown Handbook, 9th Edition, p. 361).
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
SEMICOLON
Tom has benefited from his exercise program; he is slim and energetic.
Complex Sentence
Complex Sentence
A complex sentence has at least two parts: one that can stand alone and another one that cannot The part that cannot stand alone is linked to the rest of the sentence by a subordinating conjunction
Complex Sentence
Since my boyfriend and I wanted to have fun,
we went to San Juan yesterday.
Complex Sentence
Since we wanted to have fun,
Subordinating Conjunction Part that cannot stand alone Subject Predicate
we went to San Juan yesterday.
Complex Sentence
SUBJECT even though SUBJECT PREDICATE PREDICATE
Complex Sentence
Bob
even though
is popular
he
is ugly.
COMPLEX SENTENCE:
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
The most common subordinating conjunctions are "after," "although,"
"as," "because," "before," "how," "if," "once," "since," "than," "that," though," "till," "until," "when," "where," "whether, and while."
COMPLEX SENTENCE:
Bob is popular even though he is ugly.

Clause 1 Independent Clause 2 Dependent
COMPLEX SENTENCE:
Even though Bob is ugly, he is popular.

Clause 1 Dependent Clause 2 Independent
Compound-Complex Sentence
This type of sentence has more than one
part that can stand alone, and at least one that cannot. Conjunctions link the different parts of this sentence.
Since we wanted to have fun, my boyfriend and I went to San Juan yesterday, and we danced all night.
Subordinating Conjunction
Since we wanted to have fun,

Part that cannot stand alone
my boyfriend and I went to San Juan,

Coordinating Conjunction
Subject
Predicate
and we danced all night.
Mike because is popular
he
but he
is good looking,
is not very happy.
Exercises
Say if the following sentences are: Simple, compound, complex or compound-complex.
1. The bell rang. 2. Bridget ran the first part of the race, and Tara biked the second part. 3. He stands at the bottom of the cliff while the climber moves up the rock. 4. The skier turned and jumped. 5. Naoki passed the test because he studied hard and understood the material.
Answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Simple Compound Complex Simple Compound-complex
1. Because Kayla has so much climbing experience , we asked her to lead our group. 2. You and I need piano lessons. 3. I planned to go to the hockey game, but I couldnt get tickets. 4. Dorothy likes white water rafting, but she also enjoys kayaking. 5. There are many problems to solve before this program can be used, but engineers believe that they will be able to solve them soon.
Answers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Complex Simple Compound Compound Compound-complex
References
Writing Academic English, Second Edition, by Alice Oshima and Ann Hogue. White Plains: Addison, Wesley, Longman, 1999. The Little, Brown Handbook, by H. Ramsey Fowler and Jane E. Aaron, Pearson, 2004.

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Sentence Structure: Sentence Types

Sentence Types Simple Compound Complex Compound-Complex

Basic Elements of Every Sentence

We went to San Juan yesterday.

We went to San Juan .

Tom and Mary

Compound Subject &

Tom and Mary

play tennis and swim.

Compound Subject &

Compound Predicate &

SIMPLE SENTENCE with compound subject

Tom and Mary play tennis.

Independent clauses are connected by coordinating conjunctions, conjunctive

We went to San Juan, and most of us danced all night.

We went to San Juan,

and most of us danced all night .

Compound Sentence Use of Coordinating Conjunctions

and Mary plays tennis.

FOR AND NOR BUT OR YET SO

Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis.

Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis.

MOREOVER HOWEVER OTHERWISE

Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich.

Conjunctive Adverbs float

Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich. Bob is handsome; he is, moreover, rich.

Bob is handsome; he is rich, moreover.

we went to San Juan yesterday.

The most common subordinating conjunctions are "after," "although,"

Bob is popular even though he is ugly.

Even though Bob is ugly, he is popular.

Since we wanted to have fun,

my boyfriend and I went to San Juan,

and we danced all night.

is not very happy.

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