Sentences Types

Chapter 10 TYPES OF SENTENCES
Clauses
- Independent Clauses
- Dependent Clauses
Kinds of Sentences
- Simple Sentences
- Compound Sentences
- Complex Sentences
- Compound-Complex Sentences

Clauses

A clause is a group of words that contains (at
least) a subject and a verb. Clauses are the
building blocks of sentences.
These are clauses:
- ecology is a science
- because pollution causes cancer
These are not clauses:
- to protect the environment
- after working all day
There are two kinds of clauses
Independent clauses
Dependent clauses
Independent clauses

An independent clause contains a subject and
a verb and expresses a complete thought. It
can stand alone as a sentence by itself. An
independent clause is formed with a subject
and a verb and often a complement.

Subject Verb Complement
The sun rose
Water evaporates rapidly in warm climate
zones.

Dependent clauses
A dependent clause begins with a subordinator
such as when, while, if, that, or who.
A dependent clause does not express a complete
thought, so it is not a sentence by itself. A
dependent clause is also called a sentence
fragment. By itself, it is an incomplete sentence,
and it is an error. A dependent clause is formed
with a subordinator, a subject, and a verb.
Subordinator Subject Verb (Complement)
when

the sun

rose ...
because

water

evaporates rapidly in warm
climate zones
whom

the
voters

elected ...
if the
drought

continues for another
year ...
Subordinators

after before that when which
although even though though whenever
while as, just as how unless
where who as if so that until
wherever whom as soon as since
what whether whose because if
A related group of words with a subject and
predicate is called a clause.
A clause that makes sense by itself
is an independent clause.
A clause that does not make sense
by itself is a dependent clause.
A complex sentence contains an
independent and dependent clause.
Independent clause

Native Americans lived on the island
until they were attacked.

Dependent clause
Write I or D for independent or
dependent clause.
1. if you live on an island______
2. the tides affect your life______
3. the water level rises_____
4. when the tide comes in_____
5. much of the beach disappears under
water_____
6. until the tide goes out_____
Kinds of Sentences
A sentence is a group of words that you
use to communicate your ideas. Every
sentence is formed from one or more
clauses and expresses a complete
thought. The four basic kinds of
sentences in English are simple,
compound, complex, and compound-
complex. The kind of sentence is
determined by the kind of clauses used
to form it.
I. Simple Sentences
A simple sentence is one independent clause.
- Freshwater boils at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level.
- Freshwater boils at 100 degrees and freezes at 0 degrees
Celsius.
- Freshwater and salt water do not boil and do not freeze at
the same temperatures.
Notice that the second sentence has two verbs, boils and
freezes. This is called a compound verb. The third
sentence has both a compound subject and a compound
verb. All three examples are simple sentences because
they have only one clause.
Practice
1. Write two simple sentences with one
subject and one verb.
2. Write two simple sentences with one
subject and two verbs.
3. Write two simple sentences with two
subjects and one verb.
4. Write two simple sentences with two
subjects and two verbs.
II. Compound Sentences
Examples:
- Salt water boils at a higher temperature
than freshwater, so food cooks faster in
salt water.
than freshwater; therefore, food cooks
faster in salt water.
than freshwater; food cooks faster in salt
water.
II. Compound Sentences
A compound sentence is two or more
independent clauses joined together. There
are three ways to join the clauses:

I enjoy tennis, but I hate
golf.
I enjoy tennis, however, I
hate golf.

I enjoy tennis; I hate golf.

1. With a coordinator
2. With a conjunctive adverb
3. With a semicolon
1. COMPOUND SENTENCES WITH
COORDINATORS
Independent clause, + coordinator + Independent clause
Coordinators: FOR, AND, NOR,
BUT, OR, YET, SO (FANBOYS)
1.COMPOUND SENTENCES WITH
COORDINATORS
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
Independent clause; + CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS +
Independent clause
SEMICOLONS
Independent clause; Independent clause
Ex: My older brother studies law;
my younger brother studies
medicines.
III. Complex Sentences

A complex sentence contains one
independent clause and one or more
dependent clauses. In a complex
sentence, one idea is generally more
important than the other. We place the
more important idea in the independent
clause and the less important idea in the
dependent clause.
III. Complex Sentences

A complex sentence contains one
independent clause and one or more
dependent clauses. In a complex
sentence, one idea is generally more
important than the other. We place the
more important idea in the independent
clause and the less important idea in the
dependent clause.
- Complex Sentences with
Adverb Clauses

An adverb clause acts like an adverb; that is,
it tells where, when, why, and how. An
adverb clause begins with a subordinator,
such as when, while, because, although, if,
so, or that. It can come before or after an
independent clause.
Eg:
Although women in the United States could
own property, they could not vote until 1920.
A citizen can vote in the United States when
he or she is 18 years old.
- Complex Sentences with Adjective
Clauses

An adjective clause acts like an adjective; that
is, it describes a noun or pronoun.
An adjective clause begins with a relative
pronoun, such as who, whom, which, whose, or
that, or with a relative adverb, such as where or
when. It follows the noun or pronoun it
describes.
Eg:
- Men who are not married are called bachelors.
- Last year we vacationed in Cozumel, which
features excellent scuba diving.
- Complex Sentences with Noun
Clauses

A noun clause begins with a wh-
question word, that, whether, and
sometimes if. A noun clause acts like a
noun; it can be either the subject or an
object of the independent clause.
- That there is a hole in the ozone layer of
Earth's atmosphere is well known.
- Scientists know what caused it.
IV. Compound-Complex Sentences

A Compound-complex sentence has at least three
clauses, at least two of which are independent.
You can use almost any combination of dependent
and independent clauses. Just be sure that there is
at least one independent clause.
1. I wanted to travel after I graduated from college;
however, I had to go to work immediately.
2. After I graduated from college I wanted to travel,
but I had to go to work immediately.
3. I wanted to travel after I graduated from college,
but I had to go to work immediately. because I
had to support my family.
4. I could not decide where I should work or what I
should, so at first I did nothing.

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