Lesson Objectives

At the end of the lesson, the students should

be able to:

Differentiate independent and
dependent clause
 Distinguish types of sentences
according to their structure
 Use different types of sentences in a
meaningful context
Types of
Sentences
According
to Structure
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX
What is a sentence?
 A group of words that expresses a
complete thought or ideas
 It has two parts: Subject and
Predicate

Composed of at least one
Independent Clause
What are the two types of
clauses?
Independent Clause
has its own subject and verb
expresses a complete thought can
stand alone
Dependent Clause
cannot stand alone
Last Night…
Last night, Phineas and Ferb were
playing in the garage.
Suddenly, they saw a lady in black, so
they hid under the table.
When the door opened, they were
relieved to see it’s their mother.
Last night, Phineas and Ferb were
playing in the garage.
Suddenly, they saw a lady in black, so
they hid under the table.
When the door opened, they were
relieved to see it’s their mother.
Last night, Phineas and Ferb were
playing in the garage.

Suddenly, they saw a lady in black,

so they hid und er the table.

One Simple
When the door ope ned, they were
Independent Sentence
relieved to see i t’s th eir mother.
Clause
Last night, Phineas and Ferb were
playing in the garage.

Suddenly, they saw a lady in black, so

they hid under the table.

When the door opened, they were

relieved to see it’s their mother.
 Two or More Compound
Independent Sentence
Clauses

Suddenly, they saw a lady in black, so

they hid under the table.
Coordinating Conjunctions
Last night, Phineas and Ferb were
playing in the garage.

Suddenly, they saw a lady in black, so

they hid under the table.

When the door opened, they were

relieved to see it’s their mother.
 One
Independent
Clause Complex
Sentence
One
Dependent
Clause
When the door opened, they were
relieved to see it’s their mother.
Subordinating Conjunctions
Let us take
a deeper
look!
 In-Depth Look
Simple Sentences
 Simple sentences are composed of
one independent clause
Examples:
• I am proud to be a Filipino.
• Charice and Manny Pacquaio are
individuals we can be proud of.
• Osang, a Filipino domestic helper, won
Israel’s X-factor.
 In-Depth Look
Compound Sentences
Compound sentences are composed of two
or more independent clauses.
The clauses are joined by coordinating
conjunctions.
FO BU
R
AND T
NOR OR

YE
 In-Depth Look
Compound Sentences
Examples:
• Sampaguita is the national flower of the
Philippines and Mango is the national
fruit.
• Jessica Sanchez reached the finals of
American Idol but she didn’t win the
competition.
 In-Depth Look
Complex Sentences
Complex sentences are composed of one
independent clauses and two or more
dependent clauses.
The clauses are joined by
subordinating conjunctions.
because, that, when, who, where,
therefore, although, even though, since,
 In-Depth Look
Complex Sentences
Examples:
• Gabriel Moreno, whose grandfather is
German Moreno, won a gold medal in the
recently concluded Youth Olympics.
• Since Gilas Pilipinas joined the FIBA
World Cup, Philippine Basketball has been
respected by the whole world.