Exploring English Sentence Structure: Simple, Complex, and Compound

The video tutorial introduces three basic types of English sentence structures: simple, compound, and complex. It provides definitions and examples for each type. Simple sentences consist of a subject and a verb, expressing a complete thought. Compound sentences combine two independent clauses using conjunctions like 'and', 'but', or 'so'. Complex sentences include at least one independent clause and one dependent clause, connected by subordinators like 'although' or 'because'. The tutorial aims to help learners understand and construct these sentence types effectively.

What are the three basic types of English sentence structures?

• Simple, Compound, and Declarative

• Simple, Compound, and Conditional

• Simple, Compound, and Complex

• Simple, Complex, and Interrogative

Which of the following is a characteristic of a simple sentence?

• Contains at least one dependent clause

• Consists of a subject and a verb

• Uses a comma and conjunction to connect clauses

• Contains multiple independent clauses

Identify the subject in the sentence: 'I buy candies.'

• buy

• candies

• I

• None of the above

In the sentence 'The students are smart,' what part of speech is 'smart'?

• Verb

• Adverb

• Noun

• Adjective

Which of the following sentences is a compound sentence?

• He is a tall boy.

• I like reading books so I spend my spare time in the library.

• Although it's raining hard outside, she still goes to school.

• The students are smart.

What is the joining word in the sentence: 'I studied hard last night but I still got a bad score in my exam'?

• or

• but

• so

• and

In the sentence 'You obey the traffic sign or the police will give you a ticket,' what is the conjunction used?

• so

• or

• but

• and

What is a complex sentence?

• A sentence with multiple subjects and verbs

• A sentence with only a subject and a verb

• A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

• A sentence with two independent clauses

Identify the dependent clause in the sentence: 'Although it's raining hard outside, she still goes to school.'

• she still goes to school

• Although it's raining hard outside

• it's raining hard outside

• Although she still goes to school

In the sentence 'When I came home, my mother was sleeping,' what is the independent clause?

• I came home

• When I came home, my mother

• my mother was sleeping

• When I came home