sentence style and structure
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Topic
Sentence structure
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A set of words that is complete in itself, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation or command and consisting of a main clause and one or more subordinate clause
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Simple Compound Complex Compound-
Complex
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SUBJECT PREDICATE
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Ali plays tennis.
SUBJECT PREDICATE
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. A simple sentence consist of one clause containing one noun/subject and one verb/predicate
If the simple sentence starts with the subject, followed directly by the verb, it has the great advantage of directness and energy
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We went to park yesterday.
Observe how a simple sentence is constructed:
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We went to park yesterday .
Pronoun Verb
Simple subject Complete predicate
Prepositional phrase
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Ali plays tennis.
SUBJECT PREDICATE
one subject one predicate
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play tennis.Tom and Mary
Compound Subject
&
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play tennis and swim.Tom and Mary
Compound Subject Compound Predicate
& &
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Ali and Maria play tennis.
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Ali and Maria play tennis and swim.
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A compound sentence has more
than one part that can stand alone
(independent clauses).
Independent clauses are connected
by coordinating conjunctions,
conjunctive adverbs or a semi-
colon.
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We went to mosque, and
most of us recite Quran all night.
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We went to mosque,
and most of us recite Quran all night .
Subject Verb
CoordinatingConjunction
Predicate
Verb
Prepositional phrase
Modifying phraseSubject
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SUBJECT PREDICATE
SUBJECT PREDICATE
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Ali swims,
Maria plays tennis.
and
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FOR
AND
NOR
BUT
OR
YET
SO
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Ali swims, and Maria plays tennis.
Clause 1 Clause 2
Independent Independent
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Ali swims, and Maria plays tennis.
Comma before “and” in compound
sentences!
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MOREOVER
HOWEVER
OTHERWISE
THEREFORE
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Ali is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
Clause 1 Clause 2
Independent Independent
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Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
Bob is handsome; he is, moreover, rich.
Bob is handsome; he is rich, moreover.
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“If the relation between the ideas expressed in the main clauses is very close and clear without a conjunction, you can separate the clauses with a semicolon” .
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Tom has benefited from his exercise program; he is slim and energetic.
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A complex sentence has at least
two parts: one that can stand alone
and another one that cannot
The part that cannot stand alone is
linked to the rest of the sentence
by a subordinating conjunction
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Since my friend and I wanted to have fun,
we went to club yesterday.
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Since we wanted to have fun,
we went to club yesterday.
PredicateSubject
SubordinatingConjunction
Part that cannot stand alone
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SUBJECT PREDICATE
SUBJECT PREDICATE
even though
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Bob is popular
he is ugly.
even though
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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."
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Bob is popular even though he is ugly.
Clause 1 Clause 2
Independent Dependent
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Even though Bob is ugly, he is popular.
Clause 1 Clause 2
Dependent Independent
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This type of sentence has more
than one part that can stand
alone, and at least one that
cannot.
Conjunctions link the different
parts of this sentence.
Compound-Complex Sentence
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Since we wanted to have fun,
my friend and I went to club yesterday,
and we danced all night.
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Since we wanted to have fun,
my friend and I went to club,
and we danced all night.
Subject Predicate
SubordinatingConjunction
CoordinatingConjunction
Part that cannot stand alone
Compound-Complex Sentence
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Ali is popular
he is good looking,
because
he is not very happy.
but
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To conclude we can say that sentence is a set of meaningful words which gives us the full expression. Sentence structure is the way a sentence is arranged grammatically. The sentence structure of your writing includes where the noun and verb fall within an individual sentence.
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