Type of sentences.

Hello folks!

1. In the previous post, we have seen and learnt about the concept of sentences. Let's do a quick recap:

* Every sentence begins with a capital letter, and it ends with certain punctuations such comma ( , ), full stop ( . ), exclamation mark ( ! ) and so forth; for example,

This is a book.

She does well for her English paper, doesn't she?

2. Now, before we go in greater details, let's firstly look at the different types of sentences:

3. In English, particularly written language, we generally have three different types of sentences. They are:

a. Simple sentence or also known as basic sentence is generally a short sentence that contains a subject and a verb besides only one main idea; for example:

This is a book.

* This = Subject (S)

   is a book = predicate (P)

   is a book = main idea

I would elaborate on simple sentence in the next post. Stay tuned!

b. Compound sentence contains two main ideas that joined by a coordinator. The coordinators are:

F - for

A - and

N - nor

B - but

O - or

Y - yet

S - so

Below are the examples of compound sentences:

(ESLBEE.COM, 2014)

c. Complex sentences - contain an independent clause and a dependent clause. The subjects, verbs, and subordinators are marked the same as in the previous sentences, and in these sentences, the independent clauses are also underlined (ESLBEE.COM, 2014). 

Confused? Don't worry. Perhaps, this video would help you.