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Sentence Structure

Learn about the different types of sentence structures: simple, compound, and complex. Explore the basic elements of every sentence, including subject and predicate. Discover how to punctuate each type of sentence correctly.

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Sentence Structure

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  1. Sentence Structure Sentence Types

  2. Sentence Types • Simple • Compound • Complex

  3. Basic Elementsof Every Sentence SUBJECT PREDICATE

  4. Basic Elements SUBJECT PREDICATE Mary playstennis.

  5. SIMPLE SENTENCE PREDICATE SUBJECT plays tennis. Mary one subject one predicate

  6. Simple Sentence Tom and Mary play tennis. Compound Subject &

  7. Simple Sentence Tom and Mary play tennis and swim. Compound Subject Compound Predicate & &

  8. Hi, I’m Punctuation Pete!

  9. SIMPLE SENTENCE Tom and Mary play tennis and swim. No comma before “and” in compound subjects and predicates!

  10. Compound Sentence withCoordinating Conjunctions SUBJECT PREDICATE and SUBJECT PREDICATE

  11. Compound Sentence swims, Tom and Mary plays tennis.

  12. Remember FANBOYS: FOR AND NOR BUT OR YET SO

  13. COMPOUND SENTENCE:COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis. Clause 1 Clause 2 Independent Independent Comma before “and” in compound sentences!

  14. COMPOUND SENTENCE:CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS or MOTH MOREOVER OTHERWISE THEREFORE HOWEVER

  15. COMPOUND SENTENCE:CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich. Clause 1 Clause 2 Independent Independent Note: Semicolon before conjunctive adverb and comma after conjunctive adverb!

  16. Conjunctive Adverbs “float” • Conjunctive adverbs are sometimes called “floating” adverbs because they can be positioned at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a clause.

  17. At the beginning: Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich. In the middle: Bob is handsome; he is, moreover, rich. Note: Place commas before and after a conjunctive adverb in the middle!

  18. CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB:AT THE END Bob is handsome; he is rich, moreover. Note: Place a comma before a conjunctive adverb at the end!

  19. Semicolons • “If the relation between the ideas expressed in the main clauses is very close and obvious without a conjunction, you can separate the clauses with a semicolon” (Little, Brown Handbook, 9th Edition, p. 361). COMPOUND SENTENCE:SEMICOLON Matt has benefited from his exercise program; he is slim and energetic.

  20. Complex Sentence SUBJECT PREDICATE even though SUBJECT PREDICATE

  21. Complex Sentence Bob is popular even though he is rude.

  22. COMPLEX SENTENCE:SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS EVEN THOUGH WHEN BECAUSE UNLESS WHEREAS ADVERB CLAUSES

  23. COMPLEX SENTENCE:SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Bob is popular even though he is rude. Clause 1 Clause 2 Independent Dependent When the MAIN clause is first, it is usually NOT followed by a comma!

  24. COMPLEX SENTENCE:SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Even though Bob is rude, he is popular. Clause 1 Clause 2 Dependent Independent When the ADVERB clause is first, it is followed by a comma!

  25. Compound-Complex Sentence Mike is popular because he is good looking, but he is not very happy.

  26. COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE:COMBINES BOTH TYPES Mike is popular because he is good looking, but he is not very happy. Punctuate each clause according to its rules!

  27. Punctuation Review!

  28. SIMPLE SENTENCE My friends and I play tennis and go bowling every weekend. No commas before “and” in compound subjects and predicates!

  29. COMPOUND SENTENCE: Coordinating Conjunction Men may exercise harder, but they may not exercise as regularly as women do. Comma before coordinating conjunction!

  30. COMPOUND SENTENCE: Conjunctive Adverb Native and nonnative English speakers have different needs; however, some schools fail to distinguish between these groups. Semicolon before conjunctive adverb Comma after conjunctive adverb!

  31. COMPOUND SENTENCE: Conjunctive Adverb--in the middle Native and nonnative English speakers have different needs; some schools, however, fail to distinguish between these groups. Semicolon after first independent clause-- Commas before and after conjunctive adverb!

  32. COMPOUND SENTENCE: Conjunctive Adverb at the end Native and nonnative English speakers have different needs; some schools fail to distinguish between these groups, however. Semicolon after first independent clause-- Comma before conjunctive adverb!

  33. COMPLEX SENTENCE: Adverb Clauses--Subordinating Conjunction People had continuous moderate exercise when they had to hunt for food. When main clause is first, it is not usually followed by a comma!

  34. COMPLEX SENTENCE: Adverb Clauses--Subordinating Conjunction When people had to hunt for food, they had continuous moderate exercise. When the adverb clause is first, it is followed by a comma!

  35. References Writing Academic English, Second Edition, by Alice Oshima and Ann Hogue. White Plains: Addison, Wesley, Longman, 1999. The Little, Brown Handbook, by H. Ramsey Fowler and Jane E. Aaron, Pearson, 2004.

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