Kinds of Sentences and Their Punctuation

A common weakness in writing is the lack of varied sentences. Becoming aware of the different
kinds of sentences can help you vary the sentences in your writing.
The most effective writing uses a variety of the sentence types explained below.
A sentence may be one of four kinds, depending upon the number and type(s) of
clauses it contains.
Review:
An independent clause contains a subject, a verb, and a complete thought.
This sentence has a
complete thought. You
understand what it means.

A dependent clause contains a subject and a verb, but no complete thought.

This clause has a
problem. Diri mo hiya
maintindihan, mayda
kulang. Diri mo gihap
hiya matatawag na
sentence kay kulang.
Tanan na klasi hin
sentence dapat mayda
gud complete thought,

If you can write a correct sentence, then you can write a correct
paragraph and a correct essay.
Therefore, you just have to master the four types of sentences.
Remember!!! Tanan na klasi o bisan anu na klasi hin sentence dapat
gud mayda
THREE ELEMENTS:
1. Subject (poydi usa, poydi duha),
2. Verb (poydi usa, poydi duha),
3. Complete thought (dapat naiintindihan it sentence).

1.

SIMPLE SENTENCE

has one independent clause.

has the most basic elements that make it a sentence: a subject, a verb,
and a completed thought.

Punctuation note: NO commas separate two compound elements (subject, verb, direct object,
indirect object, subjective complement, etc.) in a simple sentence.
Examples of simple sentences include the following:
1. Joe waited for the train.
"Joe" = subject, "waited" = verb

Complete thought
naiintindihan it sentence bisan
hiya simple sentence la.
Kompleto it sentence, waray
kulang na idea para hiya

2. The train was late.

"The train" = subject, "was" = verb

Simple sentence type 1

- One subject + one verb +
complete thought (CT)
3. I looked for Mary and Samantha at the bus station.
"I" = subject, "looked" = verb
4. Mary and Samantha took the bus.
Simple sentence type 2
"Mary and Samantha" = compound subject, "took" = verb- Two subj. + one verb
+ CT
5. Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station early but waited until noon for
the bus.
"Mary and Samantha" = compound subject, "arrived" and "waited" =
compound verb
You will notice in a simple sentence, waray comma,
waray semi-colon, only a period at the end of the
sentence.

Simple sentence type 3

- Two subj. + two verb +
CT

The use of compound subjects, compound verbs, prepositional phrases (such as "at
the bus station"), and other elements help lengthen simple sentences, but simple
sentences often are short. The use of too many simple sentences can make writing
"choppy" and can prevent the writing from flowing smoothly.
A simple sentence can also be referred to as an independent clause. It is referred
to as "independent" because, while it might be part of a compound or complex
sentence, it can also stand by itself as a complete sentence.