Types of sentences

Simple
Compound Complex
sentence
sentence sentence
 Types of sentences

Simple
sentence
 Types of sentences

A sentence must contain a

Simple complete subject and a verb in
sentence order to make sense.
Types of sentences

Compound
sentence
 What is a compound sentence?
I like bananas and I like grapes.
Zoe can be rude at times but she is a nice girl.

A compound sentence follows the same rules as a

simple sentence, except it contains TWO simple
sentences with a LINK in the middle
 What is a compound sentence?
A compound sentence is formed when you join
two main clauses of equal importance with a
connective/connector.
Compound sentence
 Compound sentence

The coordinate conjunctions shows the relationship between 2

sentences of equal importance
What is a compound sentence?

We can use conjunctive adverbs to link

two simple sentences of equal importance.
Conjunctive adverbs
Compound sentence
Types of sentences

Complex
sentence
 What is a complex sentence?
I love chocolate ice-cream, but I would choose vanilla if
there wasn’t chocolate.
Don’t forget your homework when you go to school.

A complex sentence contains 2 simple sentences

but one is more important than the other.
 What is a complex sentence?
A complex sentence is formed when you join a main clause
(independent clause) and a subordinate clause (dependent
clause) with a subordinate connector.
• I love chocolate ice-cream, but I would choose vanilla if
there wasn’t chocolate. (subordinate clause)
• Don’t forget your homework when you go to school.
(subordinate clause)
 What is a complex sentence?
More examples:
Subordinate conjunctions
MEANING FOR CONNECTORS
Connectors express many different relationships between ideas
• To Show a Time Relationship
• To Show a Cause or Reason
• To Show a Result or Effect
• To Add Another Idea
• To Restate, Explain or Emphasize an Idea
• To Show a Condition
• To Give an Example
• To Show a Choice
• To Show a Similarity
• To Show a Difference
• To Show the Opposite of What You Might Expect
 MEANING FOR CONNECTORS

1. To Add Another Idea

2. To Restate, Explain or Emphasize an Idea
3. To Give an Example
4. To Show a Choice
5. To Show a Difference
6. To Show the Opposite of What You Might Expect
7. To Show a Similarity
8. To Show a Cause or Reason
9. To Show a Condition
10. To Show a Result or Effect
11. To Show a Time Relationship
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