English Class Grammar Notes

Welcome to English Class Ms. Charlene Benitez  Kinds of Sentences According to Structure Outline of Presentation In this presentation we 1.Sentence formation cover: 2.Independent Clauses 3.Dependent Clauses 4.Types of Sentences 5. Simple Sentences 6.Compound Sentences 7.Co...

Welcome to English Class Ms. Charlene Benitez  Kinds of Sentences According to Structure Outline of Presentation In this presentation we 1.Sentence formation cover: 2.Independent Clauses 3.Dependent Clauses 4.Types of Sentences 5. Simple Sentences 6.Compound Sentences 7.Complex Sentences 8.Compound-Complex Sentences How to Form a Sentence A sentence has four (4) 1.A parts:capital letter 2.A subject 3.A verb 4.Punctuation Dependent Clauses A dependent clause is not a sentence because it does not contain a full thought. It is used to support a For mainexample: idea. When I think about my life... Independent Clauses A sentence is also known as an independent clause because it contains one or more complete For example:or ideas. thoughts I like to visit with my friends. Types of Sentences There are four (4) main types of sentences. 1.Simple sentences 2.Compound sentences 3.Complex sentences 4.Compound-Complex Sentences Simple Sentences Simple sentences contain only one main thought or idea. For example: I enjoy playing table tennis with my friend. Simple Questions Simple questions ask about only one main action, idea, or thought. For example: Did you enjoy the movie last night? Compound Sentences Compound sentences contain two independent clauses joined together with a co-ordinating conjunction For example: (FANBOYS). Our car broke down, so we took a taxi home. Compound Questions Compound questions contain two independent clauses joined together with a co-ordinating conjunction For example: (FANBOYS). Would you rather eat a sandwich, or go to get groceries? Co-ordinating Conjunctions A list of co-ordinating conjunctions include: F = for A = and N = nor B = but O = or Y = yet S = so Complex Sentences Complex sentences contain one independent clause and one dependent clause joined together with a subordinating For example: conjunction. We were late to the party because we couldn’t get a taxi! Complex Questions Complex questions contain one independent clause and one dependent clause joined together with a subordinating For example: conjunction. If you had a day off, what would you do to relax? Subordinating Conjunctions A list of common subordinating conjunctions include: after, although, as, as if, as long as, because, before, despite, even if, even though, if, in order that, rather than, since, so that, that, though, unless, until, when, where, whereas, whether, and while. Compound- Complex Sentences A compound-complex sentence combines both compound and complex sentence structures. It has at least two independent clauses and at least For example: one dependent clause. Although I was tired, I stayed up late, and I finished my homework.