TYPES OF ENGLISH SENTENCE

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TYPES OF ENGLISH SENTENCE

•      DEFINITION OF A SENTENCE

•      A sentence is a group of words that express a complete thought or idea.

•      A sentence always contains subject and verb as its core parts.

•      For understanding the information, you need to look the key words in a sentence.

•      The key words are the subject and the verb.

•      The subject tells who or what the sentence is about. The verb tells what the subject does.

•      TYPES OF SENTENCES

1. Simple sentence

            A simple sentence, also called an independent clause, contains a subject and verb, and it expresses a complete thought.

Simple Sentence:

•      Has 1 independent clause

•      Can stand alone

•      Does NOT mean it is simple or easy

Examples

1. Juan and Arturo play football every afternoon.
2. Pekanbaru is a beautiful town.
3. Padang, the capital of West Sumatera province, is a beautiful town.
4. Will John go to Padang next week?
5. Are you students?

2. Compound sentence

            A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinator. The coordinators are as follow: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so (FANBOYS).

•      Compound Sentence:

•      Has 2 or more independent clauses (ones that can stand alone)

•      Sentences combined with a conjunction (FANBOYS)

Examples

1. I went to the movie theatre on Saturday, and the movie “Gundala” was great.
2. Alejandro played football, but Maria went shopping.
3. I like to read, and I also like to write.
4. My brother and I went to the mall last night, but we didn’t buy anything.

3. 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.

Complex Sentence:

•      Has 1 independent clause (stand alone)

•      AND

•      Has 1 or more dependent clauses (a part that cannot stand alone)

Examples

•      When I got home, the door was locked.

•      After getting home from work, my brother and I went to the mall last night.

•      Do all of your homework before you go out to play. 

•      I am going home now because I have a curfew.

•      The girl who sits next to me is beautiful.

•      The town where I grew up is in Indonesia.

•      I kicked the boy who pinched me.

4. Compound-complex sentence

            A compound-complex sentence has two or more independent clauses joined by one or more dependent clauses

Compound-Complex Sentence:

•      Has 2 or more independent clauses (stand alone)

•      AND

•      Has 1 or more dependent clauses (a part that cannot stand alone)

Example

1. Because we are future English teachers, some people expect us to speak perfectly, and other people expect us to write perfectly.
2. Although I like to go camping, I haven't had the time to go lately, and I haven't found anyone with whom to go.
3. After getting home from work, my brother and I went to the mall last night, while my sister stayed home and studied.