Sunday 5 October 2014

Kinds of Sentences - 1


Kinds of Sentences - 1

    There are 3 types of sentences they are 

  1. Simple Sentences
  2. Compound Sentences
  3. Complex Sentences


What is a simple sentence? 
A sentence which has one subject and one verb.It  also expresses the complete meaning in a sentence.
It is an independent(main) clause.
Eg. Jim exercises daily in the morning.
      s              v
What  is a  Compound Sentence?
A sentence which has one or more subjects and  verb. It is a combination of two independent (main)clause  added by a coordinating conjunction.
Eg. Jim  was exercising so john went out.
      s                  v                  s       v

What  is a  Complex Sentence?
A sentence which has one independent (main) clause and one or more subordinate(dependent) clause. A Complex Sentence always has a subordinating conjunctions.
Eg. I did not see Jim today because  he has gone to exercise.
      s                 v     s               su co           s                       v

Coordinationg conjuctions  some eg are \and\ for\ but .
subordinatong conjuctions are because\since\after\although.
subject is a  name \noun
verb is an  action \ doing a activity.


IC INDEPENDENT CLAUSE
DC DEPENDENT CLAUSE
SC CUBORDINATE CONJUCTION
CC COORDINATING CONJUCTION
S SUBJECT
V VERB










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