sentences and their types
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Sentences and their Types
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Objectives•To become aware of different types of sentences,
•To make you able to use these sentences effectively in your writing
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Sentence•A sentence is a group
of words that expresses a complete thought.
•Ex: Tom is going to play
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Fragment•A fragment is a
group of words that does NOT express a complete thought
•Ex: Around the corner.
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Division of Sentences
•According to Structure•According to Purpose
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There are four types of sentences according to structure•Simple•Compound•Complex•Compound-Complex
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Simple Sentences•A simple sentence contains one independent clause
•In simple sentence one subject is followed by one verb or verb phrase.
•It expresses a single idea.
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Examples• I‘m happy.• Robert doesn’t eat meat.• My brother and I went to the mall last night.• This new laptop computer has already crashed
twice. “Simple sentence” does not mean short sentences.
The subject can be a single word like “I” or “Robert,” or it can be a double subject like “my brother and I,” or it can be multiple words describing a single person/object, like “This new laptop computer.”
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Compound Sentences• A compound sentence has
two independent clauses joined by a linking word (and, but, or, so, however).
• Each independent clause could be a sentence by itself, but we connect them with a linking word:
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Examples• Robert doesn’t eat
meat, so Barbara made a special vegetarian dish for him.• My brother and I went to the mall
last night, but we didn’t buy anything.• This new laptop computer has
already crashed twice, and I have no idea why.
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Complex Sentences•A complex sentence has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
•A dependent clause cannot be a complete sentence by itself.
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Examples• I’m happy, even though I don’t make much
money.• Robert, a friend I’ve known since high
school, doesn’t eat meat.• My brother and I went to the mall last
night, while my sister stayed home and studied.
• This new laptop computer, which I bought yesterday, has already crashed twice.
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Compound-Complex Sentences•A compound-complex
sentence contains 3 or more clauses: 2 independent and at least 1 dependent clause.
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Examples• This new laptop computer, which I
bought yesterday, has already crashed twice; however, I have no idea why.
• Robert, a friend I’ve known since high school, doesn’t eat meat – so Barbara made a special vegetarian dish for him.
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There are four kinds of sentences according to purpose.
•Declarative Sentences•Interrogative Sentences•Imperative Sentences•Exclamatory Sentences
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Declarative
•Description …•A declarative
sentence makes a statement.
•Example: The dog in the neighbor’s yard is barking.
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Imperative • Request or Command
…• An imperative
sentence is a command or polite request.
• It ends in a period or exclamation mark.
• Examples: Close the door.
(command) Please be quiet. (polite request)
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Exclamatory•Emotion ….•An exclamatory
sentence expresses great emotion or excitement.
•It ends in an exclamation mark.
•Example: The house is on
fire!
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It ends in a ?mark.
Example:
Is it raining?
InterrogativeQuestion …An interrogative sentence asks a question.
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•Thanks.