NAME: RICA B.

SALON

COURSE & SECTION: BSED-ENGLISH 1B

INSTRUCTOR: MR. QUIM M. MIOLATA

SUBJECT: LINGUISTIC 3

READING ASSIGNMENT 11

1. What are the four kinds of sentence according to structure? Describe each kind and give examples.

Answer: The four kinds of sentence according to structure are;

 DECLARATIVE SENTENCE (A STATEMENT)

A declarative sentence is a sentence that states a fact. Such sentences are simple statement.
They state, assert or declare something. It is also a sentence that makes a statement, provides
a fact, offer an explanation or conveys an information.

Example:
1. Tomorrow early morning I plan to go to museum.
2. Chemistry is my favorite subject, but my sister likes biology.
3. My bag is pink.
4. I love reading and writing.

 IMPERATIVE SENTENCE (A COMMAND)

An imperative sentence gives a command, makes a request, or express a wish. Imperative

sentence is also called imperative mood, it is a grammatical mood that forms a command or
request that an action be performed. It is usually found only in the present tense, second
person, and use the base form of the verb. And express direct command, request, invitations,
warning or an instruction.

Example:

1. Preheat the oven before using.

2. Don’t eat all the bread.
3. Please join us for breakfast.
4. Stop feeding the dog from the table.
 INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE (A QUESTION)

Interrogative Sentence is a sentence that asks a question. Interrogative sentences can be, or
indirect, begin with or without pronouns, and feature yes/no interrogatives, alternate
questions, or tag questions. Interrogative sentence often starts with interrogative pronouns
and end with a question mark.

Example:

1. Is Merry absent?
2. Which movie do you prefer to watch?
3. What happened to your class yesterday?
4. Where do you live?

 EXCLAMATROY SENTENCE (AN EXCLAMATION)

An exclamatory sentence express sudden and strong feelings, such as surprise, wonder, pity,
sympathy, happiness or gratitude. It is also known as an exclamation or an exclamation
clause, it is a statement that expresses strong emotion.

Example:

1. I’m really going to miss this beautiful place!

2. We won the contest!
3. This puzzle game is amazing!
4. You should stop bullying her!
2. What are the four traditional kinds of sentence structure? Describe and give example of each kind.

Answer: The four traditional kinds of sentence structure are simple, compound, complex, and
compound-complex sentences.

 SIMPLE SENTENCE

In a simple sentence, there’s only one independent clause. It is also a sentence consist with an
independent clause contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought, with no
conjunction and dependent clauses.

Example:

1. I like coffee.
2. The earth revolves around the sun.
3. Ana did not go to the beach.

 COMPOUND SENTENCE

A compound sentence contains two independent clauses linked by a conjunction or a semi-colon.

Each of these clauses could form a sentence alone.

Example:

1. Ana like coffee and Sunny likes tea.

2. Our new car broke down; we came at last.
3. Sunny went to work but Emily went to school.

 COMPLEX SENTENCE

A complex sentence links one independent clause with at least one dependent clause, a
dependent clause starts with a subordinating conjunction or relative pronoun and contains a
subject and verb, but does not express a complete thought. A common example of this type
of structure is the if/then sentence.

Example:

1. I met the girl who had helped me.

2. You can’t pass the test unless you study for it.
3. She is wearing a sleeve which looks nice.
  COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE

In a compound-complex sentence, consists of at least two independent clauses and one or

more dependent clauses.

Example:

1. Merry didn’t come because he was ill so Mary was not happy.
2. John left in a hurry after he got a phone call but he came back five minutes later.
3. He went to college and I went to a market where I bought a book.