Kinds of Sentences (Revised)

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Sentences


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• A sentence is a group of words that tellsa complete thought.

Sentences

Sentence Not a sentence

• I like to play with dogs. • Running through theeld

• The smart boy got an A • The pretty girl on his test. • ikes to play soccere!ery day• "elly is a great dancer. • #any mystery books• $ohn fell asleep while watching the mo!ie.


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#1: Simple Sentence A simple sentence has one

sub%ect and one !erb I like to study grammar.

A simple sentence is also called anindependent clause.

An independent clause endswith a period or semicolon.


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kinds of sentences

Simple Sentences

&ompound Sentences

&omple' Sentences


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Independent clause( only one sub%ect and one!erb

I lo!e you. )ne

!erb

)nesub%ect


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*our types of Simple Sentences

• A declarative sentence makes a statement. It

ends with a period.• An interrogative sentence asks a +uestion. Itendswith a +uestion mark.

• An imperative sentence gives a command ormakes are+uest. It ends with a period.

• An exclamatory sentence expresses a strongfeeling.

It ends with an e'clamation mark.


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,eclarati!e Sentences

A declarative sentence makes a statement. It ends with a period.

The boy is happy.

I put my moneyin a piggy bank.

That is mycamera.

The boys are running


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Interrogati!e Sentences

An interrogative sentence asks a question. Itends with a +uestion mark

#ay I borrow your newspaper-

,id you turn the lighto-

/hat is your fa!orite

song-


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Imperati!e Sentences

An imperative sentence gives a command ormakes a request. It ends with a period.

#om0 please tiemy shoes.

1lease bring the

pi22a to the table.

)pen yourmouth.


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3'ercise

4y using imperati!e sentences0 gi!e general

ad!ice to people who want to(

5. impro!e their health.6. get good grades.

7. impro!e their 3nglish.8. *ind a %ob.

9 &hoose one


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Exclamatory SentencesAn exclamatory sentence expresses a strongfeeling. It ends with an e'clamation mark.

:appy birthday0 Tom;

4anana splits arethe

best desserts;

/hat a beautiful rose;


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Two independent clauses %oined

together

I lo!e you0 and you lo!eme.

Independent clause

Independent clause


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#2: Compound

Sentence A compound sentence is made up of two or

more simple sentences %oined by one of the

following( A comma and one of the coordinators

I like to study grammar, and I lo!e this class. :e studies hard0 for he wants to go to college. I washed my shirt0 but it didn?t get clean. =ou must eat0 or you?ll get sick. The room was dark0 so I turned on the light.

A semicolon I like to study grammar; I lo!e this class.


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3'erciseAdd another independent clause to each independent clause that follows

to form compound sentences. Be sure to add a complete clause containing

a subject and a verb. Circle the coordinators and add punctuation,

Example: It was raining hard, and there was a strong wind.

. !he college campus is located in the center of the cit"

so .........................

..........................................

#. $tudents can live in dormitories

or ...............................................................%. I have studied English for six "ears but .......................................................

&. $tudents must ta'e final exams or ..............................................................

(. I didn)t pass the test for ................................................................................

*. I went to the store with a friend and .............................................................


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A dependent clause contains a sub%ect and !erb but does note'press a complete thought. A dependent clause %oined to an

independent clause.


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Three inds of dependent

clause

Ad!erbial clause( a dependent clause thatfunctions as

ad!erb.

It begins with subordinating con%unctions like(•after•although•as

•because•before•e!enthough

•if•since

•though•unless•until

•when•whene!er

•whereas•where!er•while


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3'ample(

• The students are studying because they ha!e atest

tomorrow.• /hen he handed in his homework0 he forgot togi!e

the teacher the last page.

•

/e stayed there until we nished our work.


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Ad%ecti!e &lause

An ad%ecti!e clause does the work of an ad%ecti!e anddescribes a noun. ItBs usually introduced by a relati!epronoun( who C whom | whose C that C which

*or e'ample(

• I went to the show that was very popular.

• The chair which he broke is being repaired.

• #r. Albert paid the man who had done the work.

• The man to whom I talked yesterday was !ery kind.


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Noun &lause

A noun clause functions like a noun. It is introduced by thesubordinators such as(

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that• if • whether

•

how• what• when• where

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which• who• whom• whose• why

3'ample( 4illy?s friends didn?t know that he couldn?t swim.

That Deorge learned how to swim is a miracle.


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3'ercise( Indicate whether each sentence is

simple0 compound0 or comple'.

5. Sara began her summer !acation in ,ecember.

6. 4ecause I left the play early0 I missed the surprise

ending.

7. Tania was in!ited to a party0 so she wants to buy a new

cloth.

8. ,iana doesnBt think that he passed the test

E. I can?t remember how much it costs.

F. $oe and his brother went shing last weekend.

G. I liked the girl whom I met at the party last night.

H. After Alison nished playing the !ideo game0 she shut

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