FOUR TYPES OF SENTENCES
4 TYPES OF SENTENCES
1 Independent Clause
SIMPLE SENTENCE
Subject + Verb + Object
Example:
Demonga likes pizza.
COMPOUND SENTENCE
COMPLEX SENTENCE
FORMULA
,
Independent Clause + + Coordinating Conjunction FANBOYS + Independent Clause
Example:
Sekou likes pizza, but he does not like tacos.
Independent Clause + Subordinating Conjunction (indicator) + Dependent Clause
Example:
Haifan did his homework while Tom watched a movie.
Subordinating Conjunction (indicator)+ Dependent Clause +
Example:
While Tom watched a movie, Haifan did his homework.
COMPOUND-COMPLEX
SENTENCE
Independent Clause +
, + Independent Clause
, + Coordinating Conjunction FANBOYS + Independent Clause +Subordinating
Conjunction (indicator) + Dependent Clause
Example:
Mohammad went to the store, and he bought paint while Yannick was sleeping.
+
Subordinating Conjunction (indicator) + Dependent Clause +
, + Independent Clause + , + Coordinating
Conjunction FANBOYS + Independent Clause
While Yannick was sleeping, Mohammad went to the store, and he bought paint.