For the fulfillment of Field Study 3

1. Sentence Structure:
Sentence Types
Prepared by: Carmela B. Guiao

2. SENTENCE TYPES
•Simple
•Compound
•Complex
•Compound-
Complex

3. BASIC ELEMENTS OF EVERY SENTENCE
SUBJECT PREDICATE

4. BASIC ELEMENTS
Mary plays tennis.
SUBJECT PREDICATE

5. SIMPLE SENTENCE

6. SIMPLE SENTENCE
• A simple sentence has one subject
and one predicate.
• Contains one independent clause.

7. SIMPLE SENTENCE
We went to San Juan yesterday.
Observe how a simple sentence is constructed:

8. SIMPLE SENTENCE
We went to San Juan .
Pronoun Verb
Simple subject Complete predicate
Prepositional phrase

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

10. SIMPLE SENTENCE
play tennis.Tom and Mary
Compound Subject
&
A simple sentence may also consist of two subjects.

11. SIMPLE SENTENCE
play tennis and swim.
Tom and Mary
Compound Subject Compound Predicate
& &
It can also consist of two predicate.

12. SIMPLE SENTENCE
WITH COMPOUND SUBJECT
Tom and Mary play tennis.

13. SIMPLE SENTENCE
WITH COMPOUND SUBJECT
AND
COMPOUND PREDICATE
Tom and Mary play tennis and
swim.

14. COMPOUND
SENTENCE

15. COMPOUND SENTENCE
• A compound sentence has more than
one independent clause ( part that can
stand alone )
• Independent clauses are connected by
coordinating conjunctions, conjunctive
adverbs or a semi-colon.

16. COMPOUND SENTENCE
We went to San Juan, and
most of us danced all night.
Observe how a compound sentence is
constructed:

17. COMPOUND SENTENCE
We went to San Juan,
and most of us danced all night .
Subject Verb
Coordinating
Conjunction
Predicate
Verb
Prepositional phrase
Modifying phraseSubject

18. COMPOUND SENTENCE
USE OF COORDINATING
CONJUNCTIONS
SUBJECT PREDICATE
SUBJECT PREDICATE

19. COMPOUND SENTENCE
Tom swims,
Mary plays tennis.
and

20. COMPOUND SENTENCE:
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
FOR
AND
NOR
BUT
OR
YET
SO

21. Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis.
Clause 1 Clause 2
Independent Independent
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

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

23. COMPOUND SENTENCE:
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
MOREOVER
HOWEVER
OTHERWISE
THEREFORE

24. CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB
An adverb that connects two
independent clauses. And show cause
and effect, sequence, contrast,
comparison, or other relationships.

25. Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
Clause 1 Clause 2
Independent Independent
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS

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

27. 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.

28. CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB:
AT THE BEGINNING, IN THE MIDDLE,AT THE
END
Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
Bob is handsome; he is, moreover, rich.
Bob is handsome; he is rich, moreover.

29. COMPLEX
SENTENCE

30. COMPLEX SENTENCE
• A complex sentence has at least
two parts: one that can stand alone
(independent clause) and another
one that cannot (dependent clause)
• The part that cannot stand alone is
linked to the rest of the sentence by
a subordinating conjunction

31. COMPLEX SENTENCE
Since my boyfriend and I wanted to have
fun,
we went to San Juan yesterday.
Observe how a complex sentence is constructed:

32. COMPLEX SENTENCE
Since we wanted to have fun,
we went to San Juan yesterday.
PredicateSubject
Subordinating
Conjunction
Part that cannot stand alone

33. COMPLEX SENTENCE
SUBJECT PREDICATE
SUBJECT PREDICATE
even though

34. COMPLEX SENTENCE
Bob is popular
he is ugly.
even though

35. COMPLEX SENTENCE:
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
The most common subordinating
conjunctions are "after," "although,"
"as," "because," "before," "how,"
"if," "once," "since," "than,"
"that," though," "till," "until,"
"when," "where," "whether,” and
while."

36. Bob is popular even though he is ugly.
Clause 1
Clause 2
Independent
Dependent
COMPLEX SENTENCE:
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

37. Even though Bob is ugly, he is popular.
Clause 1 Clause 2
Dependent Independent
COMPLEX SENTENCE:
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

38. COMPOUND-
COMPLEX SENTENCE

39. • This type of sentence has more than
one part that can stand alone
(independent clause), and at least
one that cannot (dependent clause).
• Conjunctions link the different parts
of this sentence.
Compound-Complex Sentence

40. COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE
Since we wanted to have fun,
my boyfriend and I went to San Juan yesterday,
and we danced all night.
Observe how a compound-complex sentence is constructed:

41. Since we wanted to have fun,
my boyfriend and I went to San Juan,
and we danced all night.
Subject Predicate
Subordinating
Conjunction
Coordinating
Conjunction
Part that cannot stand alone
Compound-Complex Sentence

42. COMPOUND-COMPLEX
SENTENCE
My brother and I went to the mall last night,
my sister stayed home and studied
while
because she has a test coming up.