AKROKERRI COLLEGE OF

EDUCATION
GROUP 2
PROGRAME: JHS EDUCATION/ PRIMARY
EDUCATION
COURSE: COMMUNICATION SKILLS
COURSE CODE: 157
TUTOR: MRS. GLADYS SOMBONAA
 SIMPLE SENTENCE AND COMPLEX SENTENCE
❖ A sentence is a set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a
subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command
and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses.

SIMPLE SENTENCE
• A simple sentence is a type of sentence structure that contains only one
independent clause, which means it has a subject and a predicate and expresses a
complete thought. Simple sentences are often short and to the point and can stand
alone as a complete sentence.

➢ Points to note when forming simple sentences

✓ A simple sentence should have at least one subject and one predicate.

Examples;
1. We don’t have to wait for the other group members.
2. I like to read books.

✓ A simple sentence can have multiple subjects which can be combined using
conjunctions

Examples
1. The cat and the dog chased each other
2. Kofi and Ama are playing football

✓ A simple sentence can have compound predicates. Compound predicates have two
or more verbs but they share the same subjects.

Examples
1. She cooked dinner and cleaned the kitchen
2. We laughed and talked for hours

✓ A simple sentence should express a complete thought.

Examples
1. Mrs. Gladys Sombonaa is a tutor.
2. She is beautiful

✓ A simple sentence does not have a dependent clause or a subordinate clause but
just one independent clause.

Examples
1. The children played in the park.
 2. They ran a marathon and swam in the ocean.

✓ A simple sentence can have a preposition, adverbs, adjectives, verb clause and
preposition phrase.

Examples
1. (Adverb) She sings beautifully. In this sentence, “beautifully” is an
adverb that modifies the “verb” sings by describing how she sings.

2. (Adjective) The red car is fast. In this sentence “red” is an adjective that
modifies the noun “car” by describing its color.

3. (Verb clause) I will go to store when I finish my work. In this sentence

“when I finish my work” is a verb clause that acts as an adverb,
modifying the verb “go” by telling when the action will happen.

4. (Preposition) The cat is on the table. In this sentence “on” is a

preposition that shows the relationship between the noun “table” and the
noun “cat”.

✓ A simple sentence can be a declarative sentence, an interrogative sentence or an

exclamatory sentence. So, punctuation marks like full stop (.), exclamation
mark(!), question mark(?), etc. can be used in simple sentences.

Examples
1. Yaa goes to school.
2. Are you feeling okay?
3. Wow, what a beautiful sunset!

Parts of simple sentence

• Subject
Subject is the person, thing, or idea that the sentence is about.

• Verb
A verb is a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being in a
sentence.

• Object
An object is a noun or pronoun that is affected by the action of the verb in a
sentence.
 • Complement
A complement is a word or group of words that completes the meaning of a
sentence.

• Adjunct
An adjunct is a word, phrase or clause that provide additional information about a
sentence’s subject, verb, or object.

COMPLEX SENTENCE
Complex sentence combines one or more dependent clause with an independent clause.
When the dependent clause is placed before the independent clause, the two clauses are
divided by a comma (,) otherwise, no punctuation is necessary.

Examples
1. “Although it was raining, she still went for a walk”. (dependent clause: “although
it was raining”)
2. “I will study hard so that I can pass the exam”. (independent clause: “I will study
hard”

• Types of clauses
1. Independent clause: An independent clause is a group of words that contains
a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a complete sentence.
➢ For example, “she loves to read books” is an independent clause because it
contains a subject (“she”) and a predicate (“love to read books”) and
expresses a complete thought. It can function as a complete sentence on its
own.

2. Dependent clause: A dependent clause also known as subordinate clause is a

group of word that contains a subject and a predicate but it cannot stand alone
as a complete sentence. It depends on an independent clause to form a
complete sentence and to provide context and meaning. Dependent clauses
often starts with a subordinating conjunction or a relative pronoun, such as
“although”, “because”, “since”, “when”, “what”, “who”, etc. These words
indicate that the clause is dependent and cannot stand alone as a sentence.
➢ For example, in the sentence “although it was raining, she still went for a
walk”, the dependent clause is “although it was raining”. It contains a
subject (“it”) and a predicate (“was raining”), but it cannot stand alone as a
complete sentence. It depends on the independent clause “she still went for
a walk” to form a complete sentence and to provide context and meaning
 Group Members
Name Application
Number
WIREKO SILAS 2217171

OSMAN SARFEW 2235005

SARFO ELLEN 2253525

OWUSU ANTHONY 2215663

GYAMFI BERNARD 2205503

BOATENG EVELYN 2203081

KUSI ENOCK 2207168

OPUKU STANLEY SAKYI 2211210

OFORI GYEBI SAMUEL 2224896

DWUMFOUR EVANS 2230573

KYEREFO RICHMOND YIADOM 2206522

ASOMANING ELIZABETH POBEE 2215609

OWUSU YAMOAH ALICE 213839

LINDA GYAN 2248991

REINA KAN-EEWALA 2201837

AKYIAA CECILIA ADWOA 2219037

ASANTE DESMOND 2211987

OPOKU ROSE 2203188

AWOOMIE GIDEON 2209403

FOBI SANDRA 2235625

BONDINUBA TIMOTHY 2200878