SENTENCE

SENTENCE

1. Meaning

   • a set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses.

2. Sentences Types

   • Simple
     • A simple sentence has the most basic elements that make it a sentence: a subject, a verb, and a completed thought. Examples of simple sentences include the following "Joe waited for the train." "Joe" = subject, "waited" = verb
   • Complex
     • A complex sentence is made up of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses connected to it. A dependent clause is similar to an independent clause, or complete sentence, but it lacks one of the elements that would make it a complete sentence. Examples of Complex Sentence is "Because Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon, I did not see them at the station."
   • Compound
     • A compound sentence refers to a sentence made up of two independent clauses (or complete sentences) connected to one another with a coordinating conjunction. Coordinating conjunctions are easy to remember if you think of the words "FAN BOYS": For And Nor But Or Yet So. Examples of compound sentences include the following "Joe waited for the train, but the train was late."
   • Compound-Complex
     • A compound-complex sentence has two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. "My father and I went to the movie that I had been wanting to see, and then we went to the restaurant near the theater". My father and I went to the movie [independent] + then we went to the restaurant near the theater [independent] + I had been wanting to see that (dependent) = compound-complex sentence

3. Types of Sentences

   • A declarative sentence simply makes a statement or expresses an opinion. In other words, it makes a declaration. This kind of sentence ends with a period. Examples of this sentence type: “I want to be a good writer.” (makes a statement). “My friend is a really good writer.” (expresses an opinion)
   • An exclamatory sentence is a sentence that expresses great emotion such as excitement, surprise, happiness and anger, and ends with an exclamation point. Examples of this sentence type: “It is too dangerous to climb that mountain!” “I got an A on my book report!”
   • An interrogative sentence asks a question. This type of sentence often begins with who, what, where, when, why, how, or do, and it ends with a question mark. Examples of this sentence type: “When are you going to turn in your writing assignment?” “Do you know what the weather will be tomorrow?”
   • An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request. It usually ends with a period but can, under certain circumstances, end with an exclamation point. Examples of this sentence type: “Please sit down.” “I need you to sit down now!”

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