Sentence Types English 03000310 Westgate Center Assignment Purpose

Sentence Types English 0300/0310 Westgate Center

Assignment Purpose • To learn how to compose a simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentence. • To learn how to distinguish an independent clause from a dependent clause. • To punctuate sentences correctly. • To use sentence variety.

Sentences Contain Two Kinds of Clauses: • Independent - Can Stand Alone and Make Sense. ü Sample Independent Clause Our next door neighbor is moving to Colorado. • Dependent - Can Not Stand Alone and Make Sense. ü Sample Dependent Clause Because his company is giving him a big promotion. Corrected: Because his company is giving him a big promotion, our neighbor is moving

Other Kinds of Dependent Clauses: • Adjective Clause ü Shoppers who have access to the Internet can save time and money. (Describes information about shoppers. ) • Adverb Clause ü Some cars are discounted because the color is unfashionable. (Explains more about the verb discounted.

More Dependent Clauses • Infinitive Phrase – Using To Plus a Verb ü To complete this class successfully, changes must be made. • Prepositional Phrase – Using Prepositions ü During a recession, consumers worry. • Subordinate Clause – Using Subordinating Conjunctions ü As I opened the door, I saw a number of people hiding.

Simple Sentence • A simple sentence contains one independent clause, a group of words containing a subject and a predicate (verb). • A simple sentence can be a long or a short sentence. • Toni Morrison won the 1993 Nobel Prize.

A Compound Sentence Is • Composed of two or more simple sentences combined with ü A comma and coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) ü A comma plus a correlative conjunction (not only. . . but also) ü A semicolon only. For closely related sentences

Comp. Sen Continued ü A semicolon plus a conjunctive adverb (however, consequently, therefore, thus, etc. ) followed by a comma or colon.

Sample Compound Sentences • Jill stayed home, but Sara went to the mall. • Not only did Jill stay home, but also she slept all day. • Jill stayed home; Sara went to the mall. • Jill stayed home; however, Sara went to the mall. • They acted differently: Jill stayed home; Sara went to the mall.

Complex Sentences • Contain one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. ü They are formed by using subordinating conjunctions like: after, although, as, before, even though, while, since, etc. ü Relative pronouns like: what, which, and who can cause a sentence to be complex too. The what, which, or who clauses indicate the relationship between the sentences.

Sample Complex Sentences • After the town was evacuated, the hurricane began. • The hurricane began after the town evacuated. • Officials watched the town, which was in danger of total destruction. • Town officials, who were very concerned, watched the storm. • I won’t be able to sell my house for full price since my neighbor put a lawn chair in her from yard while she sunbaths nude.

A Compound-Complex Sentence • Contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. • Sample Sentences ü After second period, I have to leave my violin in the orchestra room, so I am hands for the rest of the day. ü It is hard getting back to the orchestra room before the bus comes, and I have missed the bus a few times.