Sentences Structure and Function

Sentences classified by structure refers to classifying sentences according to the number of words it has.

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Sentences classified by function refers to classifying sentences according to what the sentence expresses: a statement, a question, a command, or an exclamation.

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A simple sentence consists of a sentence with very few words.

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A compound sentence can have two or more independent clauses.

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Grammatically, a complex sentence is one that is difficult to understand.

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A compound-complex sentence consists of a minimum of three clauses, at least two of which have to be independent.

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What kind of a sentence is this? I get the newspaper every day although I rarely read much of it.

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• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

What kind of a sentence is this? My husband and I both enjoy Netflix, but we like different kinds of shows.

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• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

This sentence is a compound-complex sentence: The cat ran away, but nobody was nervous because he was trained to find his home.

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What kind of a sentence is this? I am not on facebook, twitter, instagram, or any other social media, but enjoy keeping in touch with friends on whatsapp.

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• compound

• complex

• compound-complex