Sentence Structure Sentence Types
Dec 11, 2015
SIMPLE SENTENCEwith compound subject
andcompound predicate
No comma before “and” in compound
subjects and predicates!
Tom and Mary play tennis and swim.
Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis.
COMPOUND SENTENCE:COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Clause 1 Clause 2
Independent Independent
COMPOUND SENTENCE:COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Tom swims, and Mary plays tennis.
Comma before “and” in compound
sentences!
COMPOUND SENTENCE:CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
Clause 1 Clause 2
Independent Independent
COMPOUND SENTENCE:CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS
Note: Semicolon before conjunctiveadverb and comma after conjunctive adverb!
Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
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.
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB:IN THE MIDDLE
Note: Place commas before and after a conjunctive adverb
in the middle!
Bob is handsome; he is, moreover, rich.
CONJUNCTIVE ADVERB:AT THE END
Note: Place a comma before a conjunctive adverb
at the end!
Bob is handsome; he is rich, moreover.
Semicolons
• “If the relation between the ideas expressed in the main clauses is very close and obvious without a conjunction, you can separate the clauses with a semicolon” (Little, Brown Handbook, 9th Edition, p. 361).
COMPLEX SENTENCE:SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Bob is popular even though he is ugly.
Clause 1 Clause 2
Independent Dependent
COMPLEX SENTENCE:SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Even though Bob is ugly, he is popular.
Clause 1 Clause 2
Dependent Independent
COMPLEX SENTENCE:SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
When the MAIN clause is first, it is usually NOT
followed by a comma!
Bob is popular even though he is ugly.
COMPLEX SENTENCE:SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
When the ADVERB clause is first, it is followed by a comma!
Even though Bob is ugly, he is popular.
COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE:COMBINES BOTH TYPES
Punctuate each clause according to its rules!
Mike is popular because he is good looking, but he is not very happy.
No commas before “and” in compound subjects and predicates!
My friends and I play tennis and go bowling every weekend.
SIMPLE SENTENCE
Comma before coordinating conjunction!
Men may exercise harder, but they may not exercise as regularly as women do.
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
Coordinating Conjunction
Semicolon before conjunctive adverb
Comma after conjunctiveadverb!
Native and nonnative English speakers have different needs; however, some schools fail to distinguish between these groups.
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
Conjunctive Adverb
Semicolon after first independent clause--
Commas before and after conjunctiveadverb!
Native and nonnative English speakers have different needs; some schools, however, fail to distinguish between these groups.
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
Conjunctive Adverb--in the middle
Semicolon after first independent clause--
Comma before conjunctiveadverb!
Native and nonnative English speakers have different needs; some schools fail to distinguish between these groups, however.
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
Conjunctive Adverb at the end
When main clause is first, it is not usually followed by a comma!
People had continuous moderate exercise when they had to hunt for food.
COMPLEX SENTENCE:
Adverb Clauses--Subordinating Conjunction
When the adverb clause is first, it is followed by a comma!
When people had to hunt for food, they had continuous moderate exercise.
COMPLEX SENTENCE:
Adverb Clauses--Subordinating Conjunction