1. Sentence and types of sentences
Entidhar Al-Rashid
Master of English Literature

2. sentence
A sentence is a group of words that express a complete thought.
Example: Tom is going to play.

3. there are four types of sentences
Declarative
Interrogative
Imperative
Exclamatory

4. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
Declarative sentence
A declarative sentence makes a statement.
It begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
Example : The dog in Neighbor's yard is barking.

5. Interrogative sentence
An Interrogative sentence asks a question.
An Interrogative sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a question mark.
Example:
How was a movie ?

6. Imperative sentence
An Imperative sentence gives a command or makes request.
It starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
Example of this sentence type:
Please “sit down”
Get me some water.

7. It ends with an exclamation mark. Example : Your house is on fire!
Exclamatory sentence
An exclamatory sentence expresses strong feeling, emotion and excitement.
It ends with an exclamation mark.
Example : Your house is on fire!
How brave he was!

8. Identify the following sentences
Tom reads a novel.
Did you finish your home work?
Amazing Day!
Do not touch my books.
What a nice day!
How pretty she was!
What did you say ?

9. - contain a subject, verb and expresses a complete thought.
Simple Sentence
Also called an independent clause.
- contain a subject, verb and expresses a complete thought.
Example :
Alicia goes to the library every day.

10. Compound Sentence
Contains two independent clauses
(simple sentences)joined by coordinating conjunction.
The Conjunction as follow: for, and, , nor, but, or, yet, so. (Fanboys).
Example :
The man knoked at the door and he waited for an answer.

11. Complex Sentence -dependent clauses do not express a complete thought.
-has independent clause joined by dependent clause(subordinate clause)
-dependent clauses do not express a complete thought.
-depending clause begins with a subordinating conjunction such as because, after, since, although, when,…etc.

12. Compound-complex sentence
A compound complex sentence contains more than one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
Example: Because I paid attention, I got an A on the test and I was so happy.

13. Identify the following sentences
He went to college and I went to a market where I bought a book.
She is wearing a skirt which looks nice.
I helped him and he became happy.
She laughed at me.
I like Mathematics but my bother likes Biology because he wants to be a doctor.

14. Work cited G, Alexander L. Essay and letter Writing. 1965, 1967.
Fakhir, Razzak, and al-Hassan Helen. College composition. Bagdad, publication of the Institute for the development of English Language Teaching in Iraq, 1976.
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