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Four Sentence Types

Four Sentence Types. Grammar Made Clear and Simple by Stephanie Owings. There are four primary ways to construct a sentence!. Yes, there are more than four all together, but the four most common sentence forms, and the ones I want you to think about and practice are as follows:

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Four Sentence Types

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  1. Four Sentence Types Grammar Made Clear and Simple by Stephanie Owings

  2. There are four primary ways to construct a sentence! • Yes, there are more than four all together, but the four most common sentence forms, and the ones I want you to think about and practice are as follows: • The simple sentence • The compound sentence • The complex sentence • The compound complex sentence.

  3. The simple sentence… The simple sentence = Subject + Verb • The subjectdoes the action. • The verbis the action.

  4. “the simple sentence” • The Simplesentence is also known as (a.k.a.) a complete sentence or an independent clause. For example: We drove from Connecticut to Tennessee in one day.We = (subject)drove = (verb)from Connecticut to Tennessee = (prepositional phrase)in one day = (prepositional phrase)

  5. The Compound Sentence • The compound sentence = subject (s) + verb (v) (,) (comma) (coordinating conjunction) subject (s) + verb (v). Another way to look at it is… The compound sentence = a simple sentence + coordinator + simple sentence = compound sentence.

  6. “compound sentence”… Since the compound sentence is made of two separate sentences, it must be separated by a comma and a coordinating conjunction word (like “and,” “or,” “nor,” “so,” “yet,” “for,” and “but”).

  7. ‘comma’ and ‘coordinator’… A COMMA ALONE IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SEPARATE TWO COMPLETE SENTENCES!! • When you use a comma to separate two simple sentences it is called a “COMMA SPLICE.” It is a grammar error.

  8. “compound sentence” • Compoundsentence is more than one independent clauseFor example: We were exhausted, but we arrived in time for my father's birthday party. We = subjectwere exhausted = past tense helping verb and a regular verb, but = comma and coordinating conjunction separating two independent clauseswe = subjectarrived = verbin time for my father’s birthday party = prepositional phrase

  9. The complex sentence The complex sentence = simple sentence a.k.a. (also known as) an independent clause + dependent clause.

  10. What is a “clause”… • A clause is made up of a subject + a verb. • However, clauses can be independent (which means they can stand alone) or dependent (which means they need to be attached to an independent clause in order to make sense.)

  11. “complex sentence” Complex sentence = one independent clause and at least one dependent clauseFor example:Although he is now 79 years old, he still claims to be 65.although = subordinating conjunctionhe = subjectis = linking verbnow = adverb79 years old = subject complement (adjective), = comma indicates the separation of a dependent clause and an independent clausehe = subjectstill = adverbclaims = verb to be 65 = …

  12. Grammar can be fun! • Practice writing a simple, a compound, and a compound complex sentence.

  13. The compound complex sentence • The compound complex sentence = a compound sentence + a complex sentence. • (s + v, coordinating conjunction s + v, subordinating conjunction + s + v = compound complex sentence).

  14. “compound complex sentence” Compound-complex = more than one independent clause and at least one dependent clauseFor example: After it was all over, my dad claimed he knew we were planning something, but we think he was really surprised.“After it was all over” = dependent clause“my dad claimed he knew we were planning something” = independent clause“, but” = comma and a coordinating conjunction“we think he was really surprised” = independent clause

  15. For further information… • Don’t take my word for it. Look up the four sentence types in your text book, Grammar Resource Website or go to My Writing Lab.

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