KINDS OF SENTENCES IN ENGLISH
NO
1
KINDS OF
SENTENCES
SIMPLE
SENTENCE
DESCRIPTION
PATTERNS/
FUNCTIONS
S(SUBJECT)+V(VERB)+O(OBJECT)+A(ADVERB)+C(COMPLEMENT).In SV
the predicate of simple sentence there is only one main verb. A
SVA
simple sentence may consist of two or three words or longer than SVC
that. Beside, it may also have two subjects but one verb or one
SVO
subject and two verbs. E.g a man and a woman worked in the
field. A man atta ncked and robbed the rich lady.
SVOO
EXAMPLES
When two simple sentences are joined by a conjuction like and,
but, or/nor, so , yet they are called compound sentence.
therefore, these sentences have two independent/main clause.
THE GIRL WENT OUT (MAIN CLAUSE) AND THE BABY CRIED (MAIN
CLAUSE)
2 CLAUSES
I laughed
He is in the class
He is an engineer
The child caught
the ball
People choose him
president
My parent make
me happy
I watched tv last
night
He is the rector of
the university; at
the same time, his
wife is the dean of
the department of
literature
SVOC
SVOA
2
COMPOUND
SENTENCE
Main clause
The girl went out
conjuction
and
main clause
the baby cried
EXPRESSING
TIME:afterward, at the
same time, meanwhile
,etc.
To express addition: in
addition, equally
important,moreover,
furthermore
To express result: for
this/for that reason,
apparently, consequently,
etc.
He is an intelligent
student; moreover,
he has the funds to
finance his study
abroad
He has a lot of
program ; for this
reason he can not
attend his sister’s
wedding party.
To express
difference/contrast:
however, in contrast, in
spite of this, on the
contrary, on the other
hand, etc
3
Complex
sentence
Complex sentence
2 Clauses
Main clause/sub clause conjuction
sub clause/main clause
The machine didn’t work when
I wanted to use it.
When I wanted to use it,
the machine didn’t work.
To express time:
when,whenever, while,
since, after, before, as, etc.
To express place:
where,whenever
To express cause and
effect:because,since
To express condition:
if,whether
To express contradiction:
although,eventhough,etc
4
COMPOUND –
COMPLEX
SENTENCES
Such sentences contain two or more main clauses and one or more dependent/sub clauses.
Many people in big
ciites in indonesia
live in luxurious life,
on the contrary,
many people live in
the village living in
poverty.
He had finished his
homework before
he left the house
They spread the
seeds where the
soil is fertile.
Prices increase
since demand for
consumer goods is
high.
I will write a book if
it benefits the
students
Although
indonesisa is an
agricultural
country, we still
have to import
many farm
products.
1.While I was
walking down fifth
avenue, I ran into a
friend whom I
hadn’t seen for
many years,and I
stopped to have a
good chat with him.
2. the man stole
the jewelry and he
hid it in his house
until he could
safely get out of
town.