Kinds Of Sentences

A sentence is a group of words that are joined together to express complete thought. A good sentence consists of two main parts (i.e. subject and predicate); moreover, it should be arranged grammatically and logically. Every sentence must have a subject a verb and, of course, a complete thought. A sentence can be a statement, question, command, request, or exclamation.

Sentence can be classified into four classes according to the number and types of clauses that are used to build a sentence. They are simple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence, and compound-complex sentence.

1. Simple Sentence
   
   Simple sentence consists of a subject and a predicate or an independent clause. Only independent clause can stand by itself to form simple sentense.
   
   
   
   
   • ¤ I learn writing on the blog.
   
   
   • ¤ Supar commented on Dika's blog.
   
   
   • ¤ Dika wants to make a blog site


2. Compound Sentence
   
   Compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses joined together in any one of three ways such follows:
   
   
   • By a coordinating conjunction (and, or, so, for, but, yet, etc
     )
     
     - I want to make a blog, but I don't know the way making it.
   
   
   • By a sentence connector (however, furthermore, in addition, moreover, beside, etc)
     
     - I want to make a blog; however, I don't know the way.
   
   
   • By a semicolon
     
     - I want to make a blog; I don't know the way.


3. Complex Sentence
   
   Complex sentence is the combination of an independent clause and at least one dependent clause. The Independent clause express the main idea while the dependent clause expresses subordinate idea. The dependent clause is introduced with a subordinator such as because, as if, even though, although, when, where, who, while so that, etc.
   
   
   • ¤ I really want to make a blog even though I don't know the way.
   
   
   • ¤ I learn web design with books because I really want to know much about web design.
   
   
   • ¤ I learn HTML code as it's important to make web page.


4. Compound-Complex Sentence
   
   Compound-complex sentence is a combination of two or more independent clauses and one more dependent clauses.
   
   
   • ¤ Learning HTML code is hard, but I don't give up as I want to make a good web pages
   
   
   • ¤ Working with computer is fun; but don't be over as it will affect your vision.
   
   
   • ¤ I like learning computer and I want to be an expert in computer even though it sounds impossible to my friends.
   
   
   • ¤ She will be happy if you change but she will be sad if you don't.
   
   

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