Sentence Structure Sentence Types Sentence Types Simple Compound

Sentence Structure Sentence Types

Sentence Types Simple Compound Complex

Basic Elements of Every Sentence SUBJECT PREDICATE

Basic Elements SUBJECT PREDICATE Mary plays tennis.

SIMPLE SENTENCE SUBJECT PREDICATE Mary plays tennis. one subject one predicate

Simple Sentence Tom and Mary Compound Subject & play tennis.

Simple Sentence Tom and Mary play tennis and swim. Compound Subject Compound Predicate & &

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SIMPLE SENTENCE Tom and Mary play tennis and swim. No comma before “and” in compound subjects and predicates!

Compound Sentence with Coordinating Conjunctions SUBJECT PREDICATE and SUBJECT PREDICATE

Compound Sentence swims, Tom and Mary plays tennis.

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COMPOUND SENTENCE: COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis. Clause 1 Independent Comma before “and” in compound sentences! Clause 2 Independent

COMPOUND SENTENCE: CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS or MOTH MOREOVER OTHERWISE THEREFORE HOWEVER

COMPOUND SENTENCE: CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich. Clause 1 Independent Clause 2 Independent Note: Semicolon before conjunctive adverb and comma after conjunctive adverb!

Conjunctive Adverbs “float” Conjunctive adverbs are sometimes called “floating” adverbs because they can be positioned at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a clause.

At the beginning: Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich. In the middle: Bob is handsome; he is, moreover, rich. Note: Place commas before and after a conjunctive adverb in the middle!

CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB: AT THE END Bob is handsome; he is rich, moreover. Note: Place a comma before a conjunctive adverb at the end!

Semicolons “If the relation between the ideas expressed in the main clauses is very close and obvious without a conjunction, you can separate the clauses with a semicolon” (Little, Brown Handbook, 9 th Edition, p. 361). COMPOUND SENTENCE: SEMICOLON Matt has benefited from his exercise program; he is slim and energetic.

Complex Sentence SUBJECT PREDICATE even though SUBJECT PREDICATE

Complex Sentence Bob is popular even though he is rude.

COMPLEX SENTENCE: SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS EVEN THOUGH WHEN ADVERB CLAUSES BECAUSE UNLESS WHEREAS

COMPLEX SENTENCE: SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Bob is popular even though he is rude. Clause 1 Clause 2 Independent Dependent When the MAIN clause is first, it is usually NOT followed by a comma!

COMPLEX SENTENCE: SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS Even though Bob is rude, he is popular. Clause 1 Dependent When the ADVERB clause is first, it is followed by a comma! Clause 2 Independent

Compound-Complex Sentence Mike is popular because he is good looking, but he is not very happy.

COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE: COMBINES BOTH TYPES Mike is popular because he is good looking, but he is not very happy. Punctuate each clause according to its rules!

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SIMPLE SENTENCE My friends and I play tennis and go bowling every weekend. No commas before “and” in compound subjects and predicates!

COMPOUND SENTENCE: Coordinating Conjunction Men may exercise harder, but they may not exercise as regularly as women do. Comma before coordinating conjunction!

COMPOUND SENTENCE: Conjunctive Adverb Native and nonnative English speakers have different needs; however, some schools fail to distinguish between these groups. Semicolon before conjunctive adverb Comma after conjunctive adverb!

COMPOUND SENTENCE: Conjunctive Adverb--in the middle Native and nonnative English speakers have different needs; some schools, however, fail to distinguish between these groups. Semicolon after first independent clause-Commas before and after conjunctive adverb!

COMPOUND SENTENCE: Conjunctive Adverb at the end Native and nonnative English speakers have different needs; some schools fail to distinguish between these groups, however. Semicolon after first independent clause-Comma before conjunctive adverb!

COMPLEX SENTENCE: Adverb Clauses--Subordinating Conjunction People had continuous moderate exercise when they had to hunt for food. When main clause is first, it is not usually followed by a comma!

COMPLEX SENTENCE: Adverb Clauses--Subordinating Conjunction When people had to hunt for food, they had continuous moderate exercise. When the adverb clause is first, it is followed by a comma!

References Writing Academic English, Second Edition, by Alice Oshima and Ann Hogue. White Plains: Addison, Wesley, Longman, 1999. The Little, Brown Handbook, by H. Ramsey Fowler and Jane E. Aaron, Pearson, 2004.