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Sentence Types

Sentence Types. Sentences, clauses and phrases. Clause vs. Phrase. A clause is a group of related words containing a subject and a predicate. A predicate contains a verb. A phrase is a group of words that lacks a subject or a predicate and that acts as a single parts of speech. Example:

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Sentence Types

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  1. Sentence Types Sentences, clauses and phrases

  2. Clause vs. Phrase • A clause is a group of related words containing a subject and a predicate. • A predicate contains a verb. • A phrase is a group of words that lacks a subject or a predicate and that acts as a single parts of speech. • Example: • “The dog howled.” (clause) • “In the doghouse behind the mansion” (phrase)

  3. Types of Clauses • There are independent and dependent clauses • Independent clauses can stand by themselves as sentences • Dependent clauses need to be paired with independent clauses; they function as adjectives, adverbs, or nouns. • “Even though I made dinner, my husband still refuse to do the dishes.” • Dependent clause is italicized, independent clause is underlined.

  4. Types of Sentences • Simple sentence • Compound sentence • Complex sentence • Compound-Complex sentence

  5. Simple Sentence • A simple sentence is a sentence with one independent clause • Note that the definition says nothing about sentence length, easiness, or how many phrases.

  6. Examples of Simple Sentences • “Simple sentences are my favorite.” • “Being an English teacher with a penchant for syntactical complexity, I love simple sentences.” • “Being an English teacher with a penchant for syntactical complexity, I love reading simple sentences before during and after school.”

  7. Compound Sentence • A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses. • Example: “I love adjectives, but my students prefer adverbs.”

  8. Examples of Compound Sentences • “I love adjectives; my students love adverbs, and we all love the weekends. • Sometimes, longer linking words can be used. “I can name the capitals of all fifty states; consequently, my friends are impressed.

  9. Complex Sentence • A complex sentence contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. • “Because life is complex, we need complex sentences.” • The dependent clause is italicized, the independent clause is underlined.

  10. Examples of Complex Sentences • “Because people know I am a senior at Fenwick, they make allowances for the length of my skirt and the way that I wear my hair.” • The independent clause is underlined. There are four dependent clauses. Can you identify them?

  11. Compound-Complex Sentences • A compound-complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. • “Because I am an English teacher, some people expect me to speak perfectly and other people expect me to write perfectly.” • The dependent clause is underlined, the independent clauses are in italics.

  12. Example of Compound-Complex Sentences • “Some students tell me my grading is too tough, and others tell me my assignments are boring.” • The independent clauses are italicized; the dependent clauses occur within the independent clauses.

  13. Assignment • Write a pyramid paragraph using all four types of sentences. • Begin with a topic sentence and develop the topic with reasons, examples, etc. • Vary sentences in length and style • Avoid a choppy, awkward paragraph

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