Aimi Syazana HasnudinCELPAD, IIUM

Knowing your sentences

Types of sentences

SIMPLE SENTENCEA simple sentence, also called an

independent clause, contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought.

Examples:

1. Some students like to study in the mornings.2. Jamal and Aman play football every afternoon.3. Aliya goes to the library and studies every day.

COMPOUND SENTENCESA compound sentence contains two

independent clauses (SIMPLE SENTENCES) joined by a coordinator.

WHAT IS A COORDINATOR?

WHAT IS A COORDINATOR?

COMPOUND SENTENCES contCOORDINATORS LOGICAL

RELATIONSHIPS

For Marya enjoys math, for it is challenging.                             

result/cause

And Jamalia has won several trophies, and she is an honor student

addition

Nor Jamalia doesn't work, nor does she want a job

addition of negatives

But Nabil is pretty good at gymnastics, but he prefers swimming.

 contrast

Or Jaime needs a vacation, or he'll go crazy.                           

 alternative

Yet Irma doesn't earn much, yet she spends money like a millionaire.

contrast

So The coach praised the team excessively, so the players       continued playing harder.

cause/result

COMPOUND SENTENCES contExamples: 1.I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend

tried to speak English.  2.  Alejandro played football, so Maria went shopping.  3.  Alejandro played football, for Maria went shopping. for=because

COMPLEX SENTENCESA complex sentence has an independent

clause joined by one or more dependent clause.

A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought. A dependent clause cannot be a sentence. (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/598/01/)

What is a DEPENDENT CLAUSE?

COMPLEX SENTENCES contComplex sentences sometimes can be

distinguished by a dependent marker word also known as subordinators

Some common dependent markers are: after, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order to, since, though, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, whether, and while.

COMPLEX SENTENCES contExample of sentence with a dependent

marker word a.k.a subordinatorWhen Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his

chemistry quiz . . . (What happened when he studied? The thought is incomplete.)

Although Nina won the prize, she was not happy.