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Sentence Structure: Sentence Types

Sentence Types Simple Compound Complex Compound-Complex

Basic Elements of Every Sentence SUBJECT PREDICATE

Basic Elements SUBJECT PREDICATE Mary plays tennis.

Simple Sentence

Simple Sentence A simple sentence has one subject and one predicate.

Simple Sentence We went to Cartagena last week. Observe how a simple sentence is constructed: We went to Cartagena last week.

Simple Sentence We went to Cartagena. Pronoun Verb Prepositional phrase We went to Cartagena. Simple subject Complete predicate

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

Simple Sentence Tom and Mary play tennis. Compound Subject &

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

SIMPLE SENTENCE with compound subject Tom and Mary play tennis.

SIMPLE SENTENCE with compound subject and compound predicate Tom and Mary play tennis and swim.

Compound Sentence

Compound Sentence A compound sentence has more than one part that can stand alone (independent clauses). Independent clauses are connected by coordinating conjunctions, conjunctive adverbs or a semi-colon.

Compound Sentence We went to Cartagena, and most of us danced every night.

Compound Sentence We went to Cartagena, Subject Verb Prepositional phrase We went to Cartagena, Coordinating Conjunction and most of us danced every night. Subject Complement Verb

Compound Sentence Use of Coordinating Conjunctions SUBJECT PREDICATE and SUBJECT PREDICATE

Compound Sentence Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis.

COMPOUND SENTENCE: COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS FOR AND NOR BUT OR YET SO

COMPOUND SENTENCE: COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis. Clause 1 Clause 2 Independent Independent

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

COMPOUND SENTENCE: CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS MOREOVER HOWEVER OTHERWISE THEREFORE

COMPOUND SENTENCE: CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS Esteban is handsome; moreover, he is rich. Clause 1 Clause 2 Independent Independent

COMPOUND SENTENCE: CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS Esteban is handsome; moreover, he is rich. Note: Semicolon before conjunctive adverb and comma after conjunctive adverb!

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 Esteban has benefited from his exercise program; he is slim and energetic.

Complex Sentence

Complex Sentence A complex sentence has at least two parts: one that can stand alone and another one that cannot The part that cannot stand alone is linked to the rest of the sentence by a subordinating conjunction

Complex Sentence Since my girlfriend and I wanted to have fun, we went to Cartagena last week.

Complex Sentence Since we wanted to have fun, Subordinating Conjunction Part that cannot stand alone Subject Predicate we went to Cartagena last week.

Complex Sentence SUBJECT PREDICATE even though SUBJECT PREDICATE

Complex Sentence Andres is popular even though he is ugly.

COMPLEX SENTENCE: SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS The most common subordinating conjunctions are "after," "although," "as," "because," "before," "how," "if," "once," "since," "than," "that," though," "till," "until," "when," "where," "whether,” and while."

COMPLEX SENTENCE: SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Andres is popular even though he is ugly. Clause 1 Clause 2 Independent Dependent

COMPLEX SENTENCE: SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Even though Andres is ugly, he is popular. Clause 1 Clause 2 Dependent Independent

Compound-Complex Sentence

Compound-Complex Sentence This type of sentence has more than one part that can stand alone, and at least one that cannot. Conjunctions link the different parts of this sentence.

Compound-Complex Sentence Since we wanted to have fun, my girlfriend and I went to Cartagena last week, and we danced every night.

Compound-Complex Sentence Subordinating Conjunction Since we wanted to have fun, Part that cannot stand alone my girlfriend and I went to Cartagena, Subject Predicate Coordinating Conjunction and we danced every night.

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

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.