Sentence Structures

Harisa Mardiana
 Sentence Structures
4 Types of - Simple
Sentences - Compound
- Complex
- Compound-Complex
 Sentence Structures
Simple Sentence - Contains one
independent clause

- One main idea;

compound subjects are
OK
 Examples of Simple Sentences

She caught the ball near the goal line.

We waited for the bus in the unbearable heat.

Cellphones and headphones should both be

put away during class.
Write your own simple sentence describing
this picture.
 Sentence Structures
Compound - Contains two or more
Sentence independent clauses
joined by a:

- Coordinator or
Semicolon
 Sentence Structures
Examples of - For
Coordinators - And
- Nor
- But
- Or
- Yet
- So
 Examples of Compound Sentences
They studied for an hour and they ate dinner
around nine.
The store was closed, so he drove around
to kill time.
Max and Gregor arrived before nine, but it was
still too late to enter the show.

The house is finally ready to be sold; it was in

repair for a year.
Write your own compound sentence describing
this picture.
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1. Sam waited for the train.

2. Kyle and Sarah enjoy watching TV.

3. We looked for them at the station, but they arrived later

than we thought.

4. The company donated money every year to fight hunger

and disease.

5. They practiced in the morning for two months, yet the play
turned out to be a disaster.

6. Both Phoenix and Las Vegas can get extremely hot in July
and August.
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Practice?
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1. Mr. Morton ran for office in 2012.

2. I got in trouble so I can't go to the party, but it would

have been fun.

3. The drummers played a long time, yet the piano

players stopped early.

4. The big brown dog ran after the yellow and red ball.

5. Many brave soldiers fought in the war, and they

received medals.