 A set of words expressing a statement, a

question or an order, containing a subject

and a predicate.
 A set of words complete in itself as the
expression of a thought, containing or
implying a subject and a predicate, and
conveying a statement, question,
exclamation or command.
 A group of words containing at least one
independent clause.
 There are four types of sentences from
structural point of view:

 Simple Sentence
 Compound Sentence
 Complex Sentence
 Compound-complex Sentence
This sentence consists of only one
independent clause.

Example:
Some students like to sleep during Sir Abrar’s
lecture.
 A compound sentence consists of two or
more independent clauses joined by
coordinating conjunctions such as and, but,
or, so, etc. They may also be divided by a
semi-colon.
 I speak Pushto, and my friend speaks Panjabi.
 The summer comes; the summer goes.
 Sir Abrar’s lecture is very boring, so some
students like to sleep during his lecture.
• A complex sentence consists of one
independent clause and one dependent
(subordinate) clause.

Example:
I feel sleepy during Sir Abrar’s lecture because
his lecture is very boring.
 It consists of at least two independent
clauses and at least one dependent clause.

Example
Since Sir Abrar’s lecture is very boring, some
students sleep during his lecture, and many
others play videogames.