From poverty to

heavenly reward
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Kinds of Sentences According to use

and types of sentence
The Heavenly christmas tree

Written by : Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1876

• “The Heavenly Christmas Tree” was
written by Fyodor Dostoevsky in 1876,
towards the end of his career. 

• The story is short by comparison to

Dostoevsky’s many longer works, but
within the brevity of this piece
Dostoevsky penetrates the soul of a
young boy.
• This classic story is much admired for
its narrative form and the sad
portrayal of an orphaned boy lost on
a cold Christmas Eve who is pushed
aside by the people he encounters.
• Many of Dostoevsky’s memorable
characters are tragic heroes who, through
despair and weakness in the face of
misfortune falter and commit barbaric
acts that render them unfit to life in
society.
• The boy in “The Heavenly Christmas Tree”
is the victim on the heartlessness of the
world around him and so is different from
the characters so often found in
Dostoevsky’s work.
• The boy embodies a central aspect of
Dostoevsky’s view of life

• “To be a human being among human beings,

and remain one forever, no matter what
misfortunes befall, not to become depressed,
and not to falter–this is what life is, herein lies
its task.”
Kinds Of Sentences according
to use and types of sentence
 There are four types of
sentences:
• Declarative

• Interrogative

• Imperative

• Exclamatory
Declarative
- used to convey information or make
statements.

– Examples:
• I can play violin.
• We hope to see you tomorrow.
• She is studying English.
 Interrogative
- used to ask questions.

Examples:
• Do you like my house?
• Are you a Filipino?
• Can you help me?
 Imperative
- These are used to issue orders or directives, or make demands. In this
type of sentence the main verb is usually the base form.

Examples:
• Do your homework.
• Close the door.
• Wait for me!
 Exclamatory
- used to make exclamations.

Examples:
• You look beautiful!
• What a silly man!
• Run! He’s coming here!
Conjunction
Definitions and Examples
 con·junc·tion
• a word used to connect clauses or
sentences or to coordinate words in the
same clause (e.g. and, but, if ).

• the action or an instance of two or more

events or things occurring at the same
point in time or space.
Coordinating Conjunction
a conjunction placed between words, phrases, clauses, or
sentences of equal rank, e.g. and, but, or.

• The seven coordinating conjunctions are:

• For
• And
• Nor
• But
• Or
• Yet
• So
 Example sentences:
• You can eat your cake with a spoon or fork.

• My dog enjoys being bathed but hates getting his

nails trimmed.

• Bill refuses to eat peas, nor will he touch carrots.

• I hate to waste a drop of gas, for it is very expensive

these days.
Subordinating Conjunctions
a conjunction that introduces a subordinate
clause, e.g., although, because.
 Example sentences:
• As Sherri blew out the candles atop her birthday cake, she
caught her hair on fire.

• Sara begins to sneeze whenever she opens the window to get

a breath of fresh air.

• When the doorbell rang, my dog Skeeter barked loudly.

 Correlative Conjunctions
include pairs such as "both/and," "either/or," "neither/nor,"
"not/but" and "not only/but also."
• When using correlative conjunctions, ensure verbs agree so
your sentences make sense.

For example: 
Every night, either loud music or fighting neighbors wake
John from his sleep.

• When you use a correlative conjunction, you must be sure

that pronouns agree.

For example: 
Neither Debra nor Sally expressed her annoyance when the
cat broke the antique lamp.
• When using correlative conjunctions, be sure to keep
parallel structure intact. Equal grammatical units need
to be incorporated into the entire sentence.

For example: 
Not only did Mary grill burgers for
Michael, but she also fixed a steak for her dog, Vinny.