KINDS OF SENTENCES I. Simple Sentence Definition:A simple sentence consists of an independent clause, so it contains a subject and a predicate. It does NOT contain either a dependentclause or another simple sentence.
Kinds of sentences 01 02 Simple Sentence Compound Sentence 03 Complex Stentence 04 Excercises I Simple Sentence Definition: A simple sentence consists of an independent clause, so it contains a subject and a predicate. It does NOT contain either a dependent clause or another simple sentence examples It rained Compound Element Subject Example John and Marry play basketball Verb The players dribbled and shot the basketball Subject and Verb John and Mary play in the backyard and read in the house Direct Object The team won the game and the tournament Predicate Adjective They felt happy and elated Object of the preposition The cat ran under the table and the chair I Simple Sentence Adjunct (A) Subject (S) Complement (C) Verb (V) Object (O) C are also presented by adjectival phrase or noun phrase V follows Subject S stands at the beginning of the affirmative simple sentence A is normally an optional element in clause structure O normally appears after subjects and I Simple Sentence There are patterns in English are equivalent to those in Vietnamese ENGLISH VIETNAMESE Pattern 1: S V Chủ ngữ + Động từ The bird sang Máy bay cất cánh Pattern 2: S V A Chủ ngữ + Động từ + Trạng ngữ John was playing with great skill Pattern 3: S V C Chúng leo lên xe buýt Chủ ngữ + Động từ + Bổ ngữ Your dinner seems ready Họ trở thành giáo viên Pattern 4: S V O Chủ ngữ + Động từ + Tân ngữ He gave off smoking Pattern 5: S V O A Chúng trông cậy vào giúp đỡ bạn Chủ ngữ + Động từ + Tân ngữ + Trạng ngữ I took him up the stair Tôi đặt sách bàn Pattern 6: S V O O Chủ ngữ + Động từ + Tân ngữ + Tân ngữ She gave me a book Tôi gửi cho bạn tin nhắn Pattern 7: S V O C Chủ ngữ + Động từ + Tân ngữ + Bổ ngữ They left the house empty Anh ta coi thân siêu II Compound Sentence A Definition B Ways to combine independent clauses ii Commpound sentence Sentence Connectors Choice of two possibilities Result Otherwise hence, alternatively, therefore, as a result, consequently, thus, accordingly ii Compound sentence a Clause 1; Connecting adverb, Clause E.g: Hurry up; otherwise, you will be late for school b Clause 1; Subject 2; Connecting adverb… E.g: Hurry up; you; otherwise will be late for school ii Compound sentence c Clause 1; Clause 2, Connecting adverb E.g: Hurry up; you will be late for school, otherwise Nhanh lên, không bạn bị trễ học ii Compound sentence Coordinating conjunctions For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So FANBOYS E.g: She is very smart, yet she does not enjoy school Cô thơng minh lại khơng thích học ii Compound sentence Correlative Conjunctions: Either…or Neither…nor Both…and Not only…but also E.g: Not only does she study well, but she is also a good cook Cô không học giỏi mà nấu ăn ngon sentence Our car broke down; we came last Xe bị hỏng nên đến cuối Mary waited for her friend, but they didn’t come Mary đứng chờ bạn họ không đến More examples sentence Hãy nhớ mang theo dù, không bạn bị ướt Remember to bring an umbrella, otherwise you will get wet Mặt trời mọc sương dần tan The sun rises and the fog clears up More examples III Complex Sentence A Definition: A complex sentence is a sentence that contains one independent and at least one dependent clause (a subordinate clause) A complex sentence always has a subordinator III Complex Sentence B Subordinators Although / Even though / Though After / Since / Until /While / As / Before / When If / Because / Unless Whenever / Whereas / Wherever Who/ Whom/ Whose/ Which/ That iii Complex sentence Example: You should think about money saving from now (independent clause) if (subordinator) you want to study abroad (dependent clause) iii Complex sentence NOTE: The dependent clause always begins with a subordinating conjunction and that the clauses are separated by a comma E.g: Although he was wealthy, he was still unhappy ( Dependent clause) ii Complex sentence More examples o (Relative clause) The boy who is watching TV is my brother (Dependent clause) o (Noun clause) I don’t understand what she says o (Adverbial clause) By the time I finished, I was very tired ii Complex sentence More examples: o (Participle clause) Walking all day long she felt tired o (Infinitive clause) Rosie loves to plan parties References Translation textbook Wikipedia Basic sentence patterns in English and Vietnamese http://www.luanvan.co/luan-van/basic-sentencepatterns-in-english-and-vietnamese-10923/?fbcl id=IwAR398MU1U42sD2LymC8uaKk3h1lqyAm3k7NAPVzO WG90kFPSxUFCqHDW9M https://www.dolenglish.vn/ielts-library/blogs/co mplex-sentence?fbclid=IwAR0vyuQgJ2BxShlIckpOtsAu k7Zdhe222oX4KCiI5_79-2LbnO8FwBUfAec THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! ...I Simple Sentence Definition: A simple sentence consists of an independent clause, so it contains a subject and a predicate. It does NOT contain either... The team won the game and the tournament Predicate Adjective They felt happy and elated Object of the preposition The cat ran under the table and the chair I Simple Sentence Adjunct (A) Subject... also presented by adjectival phrase or noun phrase V follows Subject S stands at the beginning of the affirmative simple sentence A is normally an optional element in clause structure O normally