Sentence Structures

- Manner in which a sentence is constructed and arranged grammatically.

Simple Sentence

- This kind of sentence has a pair of subject and predicate. Another term for simple sentence is
independent calsue.
- Examples: (Subject, Predicate)
1. Honesty is a virtue everyone should exhibit.
2. Oscar waited for the train.
3. The woman sold her ring for a high price on Shopee.
4. Teacher Jevelyn went to Tuguegarao last week.

Compound Sentence

- It is composed of two simple sentences or independent causes joined by a semicolon or

coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS).
- Examples: Simple Sentence 1, Simple Sentence 2, coordinating conjunctions.
1. Honesty is a virtue everyone should exhibit and it shows the goodness of humanity.
2. He sweated profusely, for he hiked two hours.
3. The doctor was tired from work, so he gulped down to glasses of water.
4. Kenneth is already a senior citizen, yet he still runs in races.

Complex Sentence

- It contains one simple sentence or independent clause and a dependent clause, that begins with
a subordinating conjunction (if, since, when, because, even though, while, …)
- Examples: Dependent clause, subordinating conjunction, independent clause.
1. When spring comes, I get to see my backyard in full bloom.
2. Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave.
3. She returned the computer after she noticed it was damaged.
4. Although my friends begged me, I chose not to go to the reunion.

Compound-Complex Sentence

- It is a combination of two simple sentences or independent clauses and at least one dependent
clause. It has the characteristics of both complex and compound sentences.
- Example/s: coordinating conjunction, independent clause, dependent clause, subordinating
conjunction.
1. The house was ruined, and the trees turned bare when storm struck the area.
2. Kate doesn’t like cartoons because they are loud, so she doesn’t watch them.
3. We won the game, but my uniform was muddy because it rained the entire time.