TYPES OF SENTENCES

A Review of Grammar

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Phrase, Clause and Sentence
 Group of related words (within a sentence)
that lack subject and predicate(verb).

Phrase Phrase can not express the complete idea or

thought.

Phrase does not include the subject and the

verb at the same time and doesn’t make a
complete sense, thus; phrase can not be a
sentence.
 • He is standing near a wall.
• The girl with blue eyes is my cousin.
• To become a good lawyer is my aim.

Examples of More than one phrase in a sentence

Phrase I will meet you at 3pm, in front of the
gate in the park.
Clause
◦ Group of related words (within a sentence or itself an
independent sentence) containing subject and the predicate
(verb) both. Thus it can express complete thought or idea.

Examples:
• I will join you at 2pm.
• The students were shouting in the classroom.
• He invited everyone, but no one was present there.
• I went to university and he went to book shop because he
needed a book
 Types of Clause: Main Clause
Group of words having subject and predicate, that expresses complete
thought or an idea and can stand as a sentence. It is also called
superordinate clause, independent clause or base clause.

Examples:
• I met the boy.
• The teacher asked a question.
• He became angry.
• He is wearing a hat.
Types of Clause: Subordinate
Clause
Group of words having subject and predicate, that can not
express complete thought or an idea and can never stand as a
sentence. They always depend upon main Clause, thus; they
are also called dependent clause.

Examples:

• Whenever it rains, he goes for a long drive.

• I first met her in Karachi where I lived as a child.
Sentence
Word or group of words that can express a complete idea and
that includes a subject and a predicate. It is the largest
independable unit of grammar which begin with capital letter and
ends with full stop (.), question mark (?) or exclamation mark
(!).

Examples:
He laughed.
She ate an apple.
She goes to school.
 Types of Sentence
By Structure By Function/Purpose

1. Simple Sentence 1. Declarative Sentence

2. Compound Sentence 2. Interrogative Sentence
3. Complex Sentence 3. Exclamatory Sentence
4. Complex-Compound 4. Imperative Sentences
Sentence
Types of Sentence By Structure
Simple Sentence
◦ Consists of only one independable clause or independent clause. Having a
subject and verb which can express complete thought.

Examples:
• He laughed.
• He is sleeping.
• I brought a book
• She drank juice.
Types of Sentence By Structure
Compound Sentence
◦ Consists of at least two independable/independent clauses joined by
coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS: for,and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

Examples:
• I like tea, but my brother likes coffee.
• The teacher asked the question, and the student answered correctly.
Types of Sentence By Structure
Complex Sentence
Consists of one independent and at least one dependent clause joined by
subordinating conjuctions (although, since, when, unless because, since, after,
or when, or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which, etc)

Examples:
• You can not pass the exam unless you study for it.
• The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.
• After they finished studying, John and Maria went to the movies.
• The government said that the situation would improve.
Consider the Simple ~ My friend invited me to a
party. I do not want to go.
following
examples of Compound ~ My friend invited me to
a party, but I do not want to go.
simple,
compound Complex ~ Although my friend
invited me to a party, I do not want to
and complex go.
sentences
Exercise
State the type of sentences below.
The teacher walked into the classroom, greeted the students, and took attendance.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Answer: Simple Sentence
Gilang played football while Nazma went shopping.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Answer: Complex sentence
Fathur played football, yet Anas went shopping.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Answer: Compound sentence
Although Mexico has the better football team, it lost.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Answer: Complex sentence
The island was filled with many winding trails, a small lake, and dangerous wild pigs.
Simple
Compound
Complex
Answer: Simple sentence
Types of
Sentences by
Purpose
 Declarative sentences in the English language
are the sentences that form a statement.

For examples:

Tomorrow I will go to the store.

Declarative Yesterday I left school early.

Sentence I told her to wear the blue skirt.

She did not want to eat the pizza that I gave her.

We walked to the mall together.

Interrogative Sentence
• Interrogative sentences in the English language are the
sentences that form a question.
For examples:

What do you think I should wear the pink shoes or the white sneakers?
What did the teacher say to you yesterday?
Did you go to the movies yesterday?
Imperative Sentence
• Imperative sentences in the English language are the
sentences that make a command or request.
For examples:

Get me some water.

Leave that cat alone.
Go to the store for me.
Bring me some ice.
 • Exclamatory sentences in the English
language are the sentences that attempt to
show powerful feelings, or emotions.

For examples:
I'm leaving!
Exclamatory I cannot wait to graduate!

Sentence I love you so much!

We beat that other team good!
I can't believe how tall giraffes really are!
I can't believe this, I am so upset!
 Each of these sentences is either a declarative, an interrogative, an
exclamatory, or an imperative one.
Write the appropriate type of sentence.

1. Have you read this newspaper article?

interrogative
2. We are late for the meeting.
declarative
3. Stop that right now!

Exercise exclamatory
4. Remember to watch your step as you leave the room.
imperative
5. Are the packages here yet?
interrogative
6. Professor Franklin said that the situation would improve.
declarative
7. Leave those old plates in the closet.
imperative
8. That dessert was awesome!
exclamatory
9. Smoking is not good for our health.
declarative.
10.These are the best seats in the stadium!
exclamatory
Thank you…