sentences in english by yang ying & janet chan. outline 1) understanding three types of...
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1) Understanding three types of sentences
Simple sentence Compound sentence Complex sentence 2) Practice3) E-learning resources
Simple SentencesSimple Sentences
The simplest sentence consists of one clause. See examples.
Q: Remember what is a clause? Q: if a sentence = a clause, what
clause is this?
Examples of Simple Examples of Simple Sentences Sentences The old man died. The man was 90 years old. His son killed him. His son made him very angry. His son bought him some poison. The old man died after taking the
poison.
Compound sentencesCompound sentences
Independent clause, for independent clause
and nor but or yet soSee examples
Independent Clause 1 + coordinator + Independent Clause 2
Examples of compound Examples of compound sentencessentencesI hate cats, but Sam loves them. Sam loves cats and his wife loves
them too. Sam was playing golf, so his wife
went shopping. You can submit a hard copy or you
can also send it in by email.
Complex sentenceComplex sentence
An independent clause + dependent clause(s) independent clause
Independent clause
+ Dependent clause
I decided to go to the movies when I felt tired after studying very hard.
Dependent clause,
independent clause
After I completed my revision, I decided to go to the movies
Complex SentencesComplex SentencesExamples: Although Sam loves cats, he does not
keep any as pets. Although Sam loves cats, he does not
keep any as pets because his wife dislikes them.
Although Sam loves cats as his pet cat once saved his life, he decided not to keep any in the house after he got married because his wife dislikes them.
PracticePractice
Link the following simple sentences up to include at least one sentence type each.
The old man died. The man was 90 years old. His son killed him. His son made him very angry. His son bought him some poison. The old man died after taking the
poison.
Seeing meaning in learning Seeing meaning in learning about sentence types in about sentence types in EnglishEnglishOnce a writer knows how to write a simple sentence, it is possible to apply strict mechanical "rules" for writing both compound and complex sentences. And with just these three sentence types, it is possible to write good essays, with good sentence variety, perfectly acceptable for academic work.
Quoted from: http://www.eslbee.com/sentences.htm
E-learningE-learningTake the quizzes on the following links to see
if you have completely mastered the concepts of sentence types.
http://eslbee.com/cgi-bin/quiztest.cgi?simplecompoundorcomplex
http://eslbee.com/cgi-bin/quiztest.cgi?helenkeller
http://eslbee.com/cgi-bin/quiztest.cgi?shadrach
Videos on English Videos on English SentencesSentencesWhat is a sentence? http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=lxsKgV2fFk8&feature=channelWhat is a compound sentence? http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=GQR3CDXePv4&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=1PMb3f7mdMY&feature=relatedWhat is a complex sentence?http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=iTfgqZmmG2Q&feature=channel
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