Kinds of sentences

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Kinds of sentences

• 2 broad categories

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2 broad categories

• (A) according to the construction depending on
  the number of clauses and conjunctions
• (B) according to the expression depending on
  whether the sentence is telling us something,
  asking a question or giving us an order

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(A)according to the construction

• Depending on the number of clauses and
  conjunctions
• Conjunctions because, if, but, and, or, that,
  when, unless, etc.
• Clause because he was tired
• He left the party early because he was tired.

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(B)according to the expression

• Depending on whether the sentence expresses a
  statement, question, request or order

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Simple Sentence

• A group of words with a subject word noun or
  pronoun and a main verb which gives complete
  sense. It begins with a Capital letter and ends
  with either a full-stop ., a question mark ?
  or an exclamation mark !.

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Simple sentence example 1

• Birds fly.
• Birds subject part subject word gt noun
• fly predicate part main verb

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For example 2

• This bear is very hungry.
• This bear subject part bear noun this
  adjective.
• is very hungry predicate part is main
  verb one verb, one word.
• Two words in the subject part and three words in
  the predicate part.

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For example 3

• All of them will leave the hall after the final
  bell.
• All of them subject part them pronoun
• will leave the hall after the final bell
  predicate part will leave main verb after
  the final bell phrase.
• A simple sentence may have any number of
  phrases but not any clauses.
• Though there are ten words in this sentence, it
  is still a simple sentence because it has only
  one subject part and only one predicate part with
  only one main verb!!

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Compound sentence

• A sentence which has two or more independent or
  coordinate clauses joined by a coordinating
  conjunction.
• A clause is a group of words which has a subject
  part and a predicate part of its own, gives
  complete sense and forms a part of a larger group
  of words.
• A coordinating conjunction is a conjunction which
  joins two clauses of equal status.
• It ends with either a full-stop (period),
  question mark (?) or exclamation mark (!).

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Coordinate Clause

• A part of a sentence with its own subject and
  predicate part, gives complete sense and is
  joined to the other part of the sentence with a
  coordinating conjunction.

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For example1

• He got up from his chair. a simple sentence
• He got up from his chair
• He walked to the door. a simple sentence
• he walked to the door.

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Example 1 continued

• He got up from his chair
• he walked to the door.

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Coordinating conjunctions

• Conjunctions that join independent or coordinate
  clauses, i.e. clauses of equal rank or status
  and, but, or
• He got up from his chair he walked to
  the door.
• and
• coordinate clause coordinate clause
• coordinating conjunction

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Compound sentence example 2

• Those dogs barked a lot
• they did not bite anybody.
• but

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Complex Sentence

• A sentence which has one main or independent
  clause and one or more subordinate or dependent
  clauses joined by any one of the subordinate
  conjunctions!

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Complex sentence

• Main or independent clause a group or words
  which has a subject and predicate of its own,
  gives complete sense without the help of the
  other group of words in a sentence!!

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Complex sentence (continued) example 1

• He left the party early. He was tired.
• a simple sentence
  a simple sentence
• He left the party early
• because
• he was tired.
• What happened at the party?
• He left the party early main or independent
  clause (gives complete sense on its own)

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Complex sentence example 1 (continued)

• Why did he leave early?
• because he was tired
• does not give complete sense it needs the
  other group of words, so it is a dependent or
  subordinate clause!
• He left the party early
• because
• he was tired.
• Main (independent) clause subordinate
  (dependent) clause

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Complex sentence example 1 (continued)

• He left the party early
• because
• he was tired.
• main or independent clause dependent or
  subordinate clause

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Complex-compound Sentence

• A sentence with one or more main or independent
  clauses and one more subordinate or dependent
  clauses, joined by one or more subordinate
  conjunctions and one or more coordinating
  conjunctions!!
• It ends with either a full-stop (period),
  question mark (?) or exclamation mark (!).

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Compound-complex Sentence example 1

• She got up from her chair.
• a simple sentence
• She left the meeting hall.
• a simple sentence
• She was angry.
• a simple sentence

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Compound-complex sentence example 1 (continued)

• She got up from her chair
• coordinate or independent clause
• she left the meeting hall
• coordinate or independent clause
• and
• coordinating conjunction
• Compound sentence

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Compound-complex sentence example 1 (continued)

• She left the meeting hall
• main or independent clause
• Why?
• because she was angry.
• subordinate or dependent clause
• subordinating conjunction
• complex sentence

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Compound-complex sentence example 1 (continued)

• She got up from her chair
• and
• (she) left the meeting hall
• because
• she was angry.
• Compound
• complex
• sentence

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Statement or Declarative Sentence

• A sentence which tells us something or which
  gives us some information.
• It ends with a full-stop (period).

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Statement or Declarative Sentence example 1

• They are making a speech.
• Those young children are parading on the road.

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Interrogative or Question Sentence

• A sentence which asks a question. It ends with a
  question mark.

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Interrogative or Question Sentence example 1

• Who is the president of our country
• ?
• How many months are there in a year
• ?

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Imperative Sentence

• A sentence which expresses an order, command,
  warning, caution or request.
• When an expression has a strong emotion in it, it
  takes an exclamation mark for normal
  expressions, however, a full-stop (period) is
  used.

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Imperative sentence example 1

• You
• Keep quiet, please.
• You
• Stay away from me!

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Imperative sentence example 2

• You
• Hands up!
• The subject of an imperative sentence is always
  the second person personal pronoun you
  however, it is mostly not mentioned because it is
  understood (so no need to mention)!

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Exclamatory sentence

• A sentence which is used to express sudden
  feelings wonderment, surprise, anger, sorrow,
  etc.
• It ends with an exclamation mark!

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Exclamatory sentence example 1

• What a beautiful garden it is!
• How grand the palace is!

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Exclamatory sentence note

• What a beautiful garden it is!
• An exclamatory sentence begins with any of the
  wh words, but the wh word does not ask a
  question as it does in an interrogative sentence.
  
• The order of the subject and verb is inversed in
  a question, whereas in an exclamatory sentence,
  the order is the same as in the statement
  sentence the subject comes first and the verb
  comes next!

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Exclamatory sentence note (continued)

• A wh question
• How grand
• is
• verb
• the palace?
• subject
• verb first subject second

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Exclamatory sentence note (continued)

• An exclamatory sentence
• How grand
• the palace
• subject
• is
• verb
• !
• subject first verb second

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Kinds of sentences round up

• They are playing billiards
• .
• (A) according to the construction
• Simple Sentence

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Kinds of sentences round up (continued)

• They are playing billiards.
• (B) according to the expression
• Statement or Declarative Sentence

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Kinds of sentences round up (continued)

• Are they playing golf
• ?
• (A) according to the construction
• simple sentence
• (B) according to the expression
• Interrogative (or Question) Sentence

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Kinds of sentences round up (continued)

• Is she teaching them or are they teaching her?
• (A) according to the construction
• compound sentence
• (B) according to the expression
• Interrogative sentence

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Kinds of sentences round up (continued)

• Kick!
• (A) according to the construction
• simple sentence
• (B) according to the expression
• imperative sentence

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Kinds of sentences round up (continued)

• Eat that you may live.
• (A) according to the construction
• complex sentence
• (B) according to the expression
• imperative sentence

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Kinds of sentences round up (continued)

• Eat that you may live but dont live that you may
  eat!
• (A) according to the construction
• compound-complex sentence
• (B) according to the expression
• imperative sentence

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Kinds of sentences round up (continued)

• Do you know these ladies?
• (A) according to the construction
• simple sentence
• (B) according to the expression
• interrogative sentence

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Kinds of sentences round up (continued)

• What a beautiful garden it is!
• (A) according to the construction
• simple sentence
• (B) according to the expression
• exclamatory sentence

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Kinds of sentences round up (continued)

• What a magnificent view it is!
• (A) according to the construction
• simple sentence
• (B) according to the expression
• exclamatory sentence

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Kinds of sentences round up (continued)

• You
• Stop
• and
• you
• go.
• What kind of a sentence is it?

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Kinds of sentences round up (completed)

• Can anybody help me, please?
• What kind of a sentence is it?

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Kinds of sentences round up (the end)

• Best of Luck!
• what kind of a sentence is it
• ?