A Powerpoint presentation on types of sentences according to structure.

1. Types of Sentences
According to Structure
English I

2. Before we continue…
Concepts that we need to review first:
Clauses
Independent
Dependent
Conjunctions
Coordinating
Subordinating

3. Clauses
• A dependent clause has a subject and
predicate but do not express a complete
thought.
Examples: during the Japanese occupation
while she was crying

4. Clauses
• An independent clause consists of a subject
and a predicate and has a complete thought. A
sentence is an independent clause.
Examples: My favorite dish is adobo with rice.
The festival lasted for months.

5. Conjunctions
• Coordinating conjunction (called
coordinators) joins words, phrases (which are
similar in importance and grammatical
structure) or independent clauses.
Examples: and, but, or, nor, for, so, yet

6. Conjunctions
• Subordinating conjunctions (called
subordinators) join subordinate clause
(dependent clause) to main clause
(independent clause).
Examples: although, because, if, before,
how, once, since, until, when, where, whether,
while, after, as soon as, even if

7. Sentences According to Structure
Simple Sentence
• consists of only one independent clause
• contains a subject(s) and a predicate(s)
• expresses complete thought.
• No presence of dependent clause.

8. Sentences According to Structure
Examples:
1. Ernie and Bert finished their project two days
ago.
2. I eat adobo and sinigang during the town
fiesta.
3. The singer and her father performs and
graces the competition yesterday.

9. Sentences According to Structure
Compound Sentence
• consists of at least two independent
clauses joined by coordinating conjunctions.
• No presence of dependent clause in
compound sentence.

10. Sentences According to Structure
Examples:
1. Wilma wants to dance, but Fred chooses to
sing for tomorrow’s talent competition.
2. Cats are deemed to be a good companion by
many, yet dogs are still considered to be
man’s best friend.

11. Sentences According to Structure
Complex Sentence
• A complex sentence consists of:
 independent clause; and
 at least one dependent clause,
joined by subordinating conjunction or
relative pronoun

12. Sentences According to Structure
Examples:
1. Ted prepares dinner while Chuck watches the
television.
2. The trees are regaining their leaves because
the season of spring is fast approaching.
3. My friends left my house when the clock
strikes 9 in the evening.
*Independent Clause
Dependent Clause

13. Sentences According to Structure
Compound-Complex Sentence
• consists of:
– at least two independents; and
– one or more dependent clauses

14. Sentences According to Structure
Examples:
1. I like Mathematics but my brother likes
Biology because he wants to be a doctor.
2. The doctor attends to the sick infant while a
nurse helps him and an attendant waits for
his instruction.
*Independent Clause
Dependent Clause
Coordinators
Subordinators

15. References
• https://sites.google.com/site/englishgrammar
guide/Home/sentence-structure--part-4----
sentence-types
• http://studyandexam.com/sentence-
types.html
• http://www.worldenglishclub.com/kinds-of-
sentences-according-to-structure