ISL 4: Choose two different types of texts and identify the sentence types used in these texts.

Compare and contrast the sentence types. Identify the features found in the different sentence types in each text. A Simple Sentence: A simple sentence, also called an independent clause, contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought. Twelve teams played for the championship. This sentence only contains a subject and a verb. Teams is a subject and played is a verb. Then another problem developed. This sentence only contains a subject and a verb. Problem is subject and developed is verb. This sentence only contains a subject and a verb. Countries is subject and formed is verb. This sentence only contains a subject and a verb. Japanese is subject and played is verb.

Soon other countries formed football associations.

The Japanese played a game similar to soccer in about 1000 B.C.E.

A Compound Sentence: contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinator. The coordinators are as follows: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. Woosnam is a former soccer player and manager in Wales.

It is 2 different clauses joined up by a coordinator "and". The original clauses include "Woosnam is a former soccer player" and "Woosnam is a manager in Wales".

They also agreed on the size and weight of the soccer ball.

This sentence contains a coordinator and that joined 2 clauses. The first clause and second clause include They also agreed on the size of the soccer ball and They also agreed on the weight of the soccer ball respectively.

It was played many different ways sometimes it was played by kicking the ball, but often it was played by kicking members of the opposing team.

This sentence contains two complete ideas (called clauses) that are related. The first idea is people like to play soccer by kicking the ball, the second idea is people like to play soccer by kicking the members of the opposing team. This sentence is joined up by a coordinator but.

The Japanese played a game similar to soccer in about 1000 B.C.E., and it is documented that the Japanese played the first real soccer game in the year 611 A.D.

This sentence is joined up by a coordinator and. The original clauses include The Japanese played a game similar to soccer in about 1000 B.C.E and and it is documented that the Japanese played the first real soccer game in the year 611 A.D.

A Complex Sentence: A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which. US womens college teams have also begun to receive varsity status, mostly because of the influence of Title IX, a new law which provides more money for schools that include womens sports.

In this sentence, it include two clauses which are US womens college teams have also begun to receive varsity status, the second is mostly because of the influence of Title IX, a new law which provides more money for schools that include womens sports.

This two clauses is joined together by a subordinator , that is because.

If it doesn't move, kick it until it does.

In this sentence, it include two clauses which are it doesnt move, The second clause is kick it until it does. This two clauses is joined together by a subordinator , that is if.

If it moves, kick it.

In this sentence , the words at the beginning of the dependent clause is if, which is the dependent clause is it moves And the independent clause is kick it.

During the 1600s, the Puritans in England took a particular dislike to soccer.

In this sentence, the dependent clause is during the 1600s, and the independent clause is the Puritans in England took a particular dislike to a soccer.