Building Sentences

Building Sentences

WALA: Sentences Structures

L.0:To identify simple, compound and complex sentences.

Revise types of sentences. What are the types of sentences you know?

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Sentences structures

How do we build sentences

What Are Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences?

A simple sentence uses just one clause, whereas a compound sentence uses two or more independent clauses. A complex sentence features at least a single independent clause as well as at least one dependent clause.

What Is A Sentence?

A sentence is defined as a group of one or more words. They begin with capital letters and finish with a punctuation mark - a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark.

Simple sentence

A simple sentence includes a subject and just one verb.

'The boy ran away from the dog."

"The dog barked."

The astronauts(subject)entered(verb)the spacecraft(object)​

Always has a subject-who or what is doing the action.

Usually has an object-has the action done to it.

Deals with one idea.​

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Compound Sentences

A compound sentence joins two simple sentences with a connective. The clauses are linked by connectives, such as`for,and,nor, 'but,'or 'yet' and 'so.')FANBOYS

"I like football and I like rugby."

"Paul can be loud but he is funny sometimes."

The astronaunts entered the spacecraft and they blasted in space.​

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Complex Sentences

A complex sentence is made when a main clause and a subordinate clause is joined with a connective. Subordinate clauses depend upon the main clause to make sense.

"I enjoy steamed vegetables, although my mother prefers them to be roasted."

"You need to practise your guitar if you want to be in a successful band."

Now answer questions on page 49 a,b and 50c​

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