UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE MACHALA

FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS QUÍMICAS Y DE LA SALUD

CARRERA DE MEDICINA

GROUP REPORT
ACADEMIC PERIOD 2022 - D2
Members:
● Quezada Galvez Jinson Andre
● Sarango Chamba Marjorie Lisseth
● Torres Rivera María Elizabeth

Course/Level: Third Semester Parallel: “A”

Topic: Kind of sentence: simple sentence and compound sentence
Date: 27/10/2022
Objective:

Kind of Sentence: Simple sentence and Compound sentence

In English, sentences can be defined as grammatical structures that form a unit with complete
meaning. They are made up of clauses and include at least one verb.
The Clauses
A clause is a part of speech that consists of a subject and a predicate and is joined to another
clause to create a compound or complex sentence. Clauses can be:
➔ Independent or main clauses: called main clauses in English, they are sentences that
make sense on their own and include a subject, a verb and a complement. The verb is
conjugated according to the personal pronoun and the required verb tense. For
example: John has two apples.
➔ Dependent or subordinate clauses: Known as subordinate clauses, these are
sentences which depend on an independent clause in order to make complete sense.
For this reason, they are always connected to them by subordinating conjunctions. For
example: John won't be hungry because he has two apples.
Simples Sentences
A simple sentence can also be referred to as an independent clause. It is referred to as
"independent" because, while it might be part of a compound or complex sentence, it can also
stand by itself as a complete sentence.A simple sentence is a short sentence consisting of a
subject and a predicate. In other words, it can be said that a simple sentence is one main
clause. It can also be a combination of a phrase and a clause.

Subject + verb + predicate

A simple sentence, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, is “a sentence that has only one
verb.” The Collins Dictionary defines a simple sentence as “a sentence consisting of a single
main clause.” A simple sentence is defined as “a sentence consisting of one independent
clause only. It usually has a subject and verb, and often an object or complement and one or
more adjuncts”, according to the Macmillan Dictionary.
When forming and using simple sentences, there are some points you have to keep in mind.
They are,
● A simple sentence should have at least one subject and one predicate.
● A simple sentence consists of just one clause.
● A simple sentence can also have a compound subject or a compound predicate.
● A simple sentence should contain only one independent clause
● and should express a complete thought.
● A simple sentence can be a declarative sentence, an interrogative sentence or an
exclamatory sentence

Compound Sentences

a compound sentence is two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating

conjunction or semicolon. So a compound sentence is like two or more simple sentences
added together. A compound sentence does not contain any dependent clauses.
Joining Compound Sentences with Coordinating Conjunctions
Usually, we join independent clauses with one of the seven coordinating conjunctions.
The term coordinating conjunction sounds complicated, but in fact there are only seven of
them and they are all short, one-syllable words: For—And—Nor—But—Or—Yet—So —
remember them with the mnemonic FANBOYS.
● The most common of these coordinating conjunctions are and, but and or, in that
order. Note that a comma (,) must come before the coordinating conjunction except
when the clauses are short (in which case the comma is optional).
● and
 The and conjunction is the most common conjunction. It has several uses.
We use and to join two clauses that have equal value, for example:
London is in England, and Rome is in Italy.
We use and to join two clauses when the second clause happens after the first
clause,
For example: There was a big bang and the lights went out.
We use and to join two clauses when the second clause is a result of the first clause,
for example: He went to bed early, and the next day he felt better.
● but
We use the but conjunction to introduce a clause that contrasts with the preceding
clause, for example: Mary ran fast, but she couldn't catch John.
● or
We use the or conjunction to join two alternative clauses,
For example: Will Mary go, or will John go?
● nor
We use the nor conjunction to join two alternative clauses when the first clause uses
a negative such as neither or never. In this case both clauses are untrue or do not
happen,
for example: Mary never wrote the letter, nor did she call him. (Note the inversion of
subject and auxiliary: did she.)
● for
We use the for conjunction (meaning something like because) to join two clauses
when the second clause is the reason for the first clause,
For example: He felt cold, for it was snowing.
● yet
The yet conjunction is similar to but. It means something like but at the same time;
but nevertheless; but in spite of this. As with but, there is a contrast between the
clauses,
For example: I have known him for a long time, yet I have never understood him.
● so
The so conjunction means something like therefore; and for this reason. We use so
to join two clauses when the first clause is the reason for the second clause,
For example: He was feeling sick, so he went to the doctor.

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