Three Types of Sentence

 

In English Grammar, a sentence is a group of words that contains a subject, a verb, and a complete thought, expressing a statement, question, exclamation, or command. 3 Types of Sentences A sentence has three types: 1. Simple Sentence A simple sentence is a group of words that consists of just one independent clause. Now, what is an independent clause? An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject, a verb, and a complete thought. In short, an independent clause is a clause that can stand alone as a sentence. example:        "Patrick washed his hands." "Patrick" is the subject, and "washed" is the verb. Does the sentence give complete thought? Yes, definitely. Who did the washing? --Patrick. What did Patrick do?-- Washed his hands. What did he wash? --His hands. Since the sentence has all three elements needed to conclude that it is a simple sentence, then the sentence is an Independent Clause/Simple Sentence. 2. Compound Sentence A compound sentence consists of two independent clauses/two simple sentences, and these two independent clauses/simple sentences are usually combined using any of the following methods:    1. By using a Coordinating Conjunction with a comma before it. "Martina washed her face, and she combed her hair."    2. By using Transition words. "Tatiana broke her leg; therefore, she cannot walk."    3. By using a semi-colon. "Vanilla dyed her hair with ash; she nailed her looks today." Eyes here: Click for more about Compound Sentences 3. Complex Sentence A complex sentence is a group of words that consists of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. example:      "Patrick got dressed because it was time for school." Independent Clause Dependent Clause Quick overview of what a dependent clause is. A dependent clause is a group of words that may have a subject and a verb but has no complete thought. It is usually marked by a dependent marker word such as because, even if, though, although, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, whether, while, if, in order to, since, as if, after, before, etc. Again in the example sentence, there is one independent clause and one dependent clause. The dependent clause here is marked by a dependent marker word, “because”. In this type of sentence, only a comma is used if the dependent clause comes first before the independent clause.