Syntax 4 types of sentences

Week 12: Types of Sentences Types of sentences Types of sentences Definition • A simple sentence, also called an independent clause, contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought • A compound sentence contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinator The coordinators are as follows: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so • A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses • A compound-complex sentence is made up of a compound sentence and a complex sentence Simple Compound Complex Compound complex E.g.: All these books are mine E.g.: He was watching T.V and she was cooking E.g.: He didn’t want to talk to whoever he met in the London workshop E.g.: Having seldom talked anyone before, the child simply wide opened his beautiful eyes and looked at the stranger Types of sentences By function Statements Questions Commands Exclamations By function Statements Questions Sentences in which the subject is alway present and generally precedes the verb E.g.: I couldn’t go to the meeting because I was sick Commands Exclamations By function Statements Questions Yes – No Questions Commands Wh - Questions Alternative Questions Exclamations Statements By function Questions Yes – No Questions Commands Wh - Questions Alternative Questions Are you a dentist? Who are you? He didn’t finish it? When did he leave? Would you like tea, coffee, or milk? By function Statements Questions Commands Sentences that make use of the imperative mood in the main, Exclamations or sometimes of questions with the initial modal - particularly with invitations or requests By function Statements Questions Full exclamation Short exclamation Commands Exclamations By function Full exclamation Short exclamation Statements Questions What an enormous crowd came! How delightful her manners are! Commands Exclamations By function Statements Questions Full exclamation Short exclamation What a book! How wonderful! Commands Exclamations .. .Types of sentences Types of sentences Definition • A simple sentence, also called an independent clause, contains... beautiful eyes and looked at the stranger Types of sentences By function Statements Questions Commands Exclamations By function Statements Questions Sentences in which the subject is alway present... leave? Would you like tea, coffee, or milk? By function Statements Questions Commands Sentences that make use of the imperative mood in the main, Exclamations or sometimes of questions with the initial