SENTENCES TYPES

There are four types:

-Simple
-Compound
-Complex
-Compound- complex

Phrase
 1. SIMPLE SENTENCES
 It is an independent clause which must
contain a subject and a main verb
 It must formulate a complete thought
Gene plays basketball
- Gene plays basketball and plays tennis .
- I play clarinet and I teach clarinet.
- Playing a musical instrument flawlessly
calls for too much time and constancy.

 Simple sentences can have a compound

subjects

- My brother and I like apples and eat them

 Everyday.

2. COMPOUND SENTENCES

 Two independent clauses

 Two different ideas – two complete
thoughts

There are 3 ways:

Commas + coordinating conjunction
A. “FANBOYS”

,for
intro ,and
addition ,nor
negative
,but oposition

,or option
,yet surprasing
,so introduce effect
- I play the clarinet, for I want to play in an
Symphonic Orchestra.
- I like apples and my cousin likes oranges
- Harold plays guitar for the elderly on
weekends,and his friend teaches singing lessons
for children
- I didn’t study for the test nor prepared for the
exposition
- Leo works in the Epc, but he prefers to play in a
philharmonic.
- Moving to a new city can be a stressful
experience,but it can also be very exciting
- I got through this math exam, so I will hang out
with my friends
B When 2 independent clauses are logically related
by addition or causation. Instead of using so or and
we put only a semicolon.
Employee motivation is a complicated job for
managers; there are different approaches to
motivating staff members,

C. Semicolon + conjuntive adverb

Addition:
;also,
;furthermore,
;moreover,
Oposition:
;however,
;on the other hand
;nevertheless
Effect:
;consequently “ only negative”
;as a result
;therefore
 3 COMPLEX SENTENCES:

SUBORDINATING CONJUNTIONS: Are those

which introduce a relative clause . “conjuntions of
time”
- A relative clause can not stand by itself
- It can contain adjective clase

after once until

although provided that when
as rather than whenever
because since where
before so that whereas
even if than wherever
even though that whether
if though while
in order that unless why
-after he came home, she had lunch
- Although he came late, the concert hadn’t started yet;
Nevertheless,

COMPOUND COMPLEX SENTENCE

-It is a sentence which has not only two independent clause
which is connected by a relative/subordinate clause. But
most importantly it combines coordinating and
subordinating conjuntions or adjective clauses

-Although I ace the test, the teacher told me to continue

studying because I have some shortcomings; therefore, I
will begin to take some private lessons with a person who is
one of the best math professors.
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