SENTENCE STRUCTURES

SIMPLE, COMPLEX AND COMPOUND

SENTENCE :- It consists of a subject and a predicate.

Eg: Rama is a good boy.

Phrase :- Group of words that convey some meaning.

Eg; The children are playing in the park.

Clause :- A sentence or a part of a sentence, that contains a subject and a

predicate of its own. It has a verb and conveys some meaning.

Eg: Rama wore a shirt, which was blue.

Main Clause :- A clause that is complete in its meaning is called a main clause or
independent clause.

Eg: He came, but I had to leave.

Sub – Ordinate Clause :- A clause that is not complete in its meaning and is
dependent on the remaining part of the sentence to convey the meaning is called
dependent clause or Sub – Ordinate Clause.

Eg: I learned to type, when I was 12 years old.

SIMPLE SENTENCE
A sentence that consists of a subject and a verb without a conjunction is called a
simple sentence.

Eg: Ravi waited for the bus.

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Using the Phrase - ‘inspite of’

Eg:- Balu is sick. He attended the meeting.

Inspite of being sick Balu attended the meeting.

- ‘too – to’

Eg:- He is weak. He cannot lift the box.

He is too weak to lift the box.

Using Present Participle :-

Seeing, Having, On hearing.

Eg:- Veena saw a snake. She was frightened.

Seeing the snake, Veena was frightened.

Eg:- The sun set. The boys went home.

Having the sun set, the boys went home.

COMPOUND SENTENCE
A sentence that has one or more main clauses joined by co – ordinating
conjunctions is called a compound sentence.

Eg:- He went to market. He brought vegetable.

He went to market and brought vegetables.

Co – ordinating Conjunctions :- A conjunction that joins two or more main clauses

in a compound sentence is called a co-ordinating conjunction.

They are :

1) And, not only …. But also, either – or, neither---nor.

2) Or, else, otherwise
 3) So, hence, therefore
4) But, yet, however

Eg :- Bujji is not clever. He got a good job.

Bujji is not clever, yet he got a good job.

Nalini is poor. She is honest.

Nalini is poor but she is honest.

Work hard, else you fail.

The dog is not only gentle, but also friendly.

COMPLEX SENTENCE
A sentence that has one main clause and one or more sub-ordinating clauses
joined by sub-ordinating conjunctions is called a complex sentence.

Eg :- The teacher was tired. He continued to teach.

Though the teacher was tired, he continued to teach.

Sub – ordinating conjunctions :- A conjunction that joins one main clause and
one or more sub-ordinating clauses in a complex sentence is called a sub-
ordinating conjunction.

They are :

1) If, Unless
2) As, since, because
3) So … that, that
4) Though, although
5) What, which, when, while, who

Eg:- Post the letter today. It will you in time.

If you post the letter today, it will reach you in time.

You did not complete the work. You will be punished.

Since you did not complete the work, you will be punished.

We missed the bus. We were late for the class.

We were late for the class because we missed the bus.

COMPLEX COMPOUND SENTENCE