Types of Sentences 黄学玲

Teaching Objectives: To learn types of sentences. To enable to tell different types of sentences. To understand the structures of different types of sentences.

Declarative Sentence 1. 陈述句 He likes surfing the Internet. She cannot play computer games. They hardly know anything about it.

Interrogative Sentence 2. 疑问句 1 ）一般疑问句 Does he like surfing the Internet? ---Can’t she play the computer games? ---No, she can’t.

2). 特殊疑问句 疑问词有 who, whose, what, which, where, when, why, how 等。 Who likes surfing the Internet? Where did he play computer games?

3 ）选择疑问句 Does he like playing computer games or chatting on-line? Which do you prefer, playing computer games or chatting on-line?

4) 反意疑问句 He likes surfing the car, __________? She can’t play computer games, ________? There are many computer games, _________ ? Let’s go to surf the Internet, _________? Leave me alone, ________? doesn’t he can she aren’t there shall we will you

Imperative Sentence 3. 祈使句 1 ）带第二人称的祈使句 Be quiet, please. Don’t make any noise! You clean the blackboard. 2 ）带第一、三人称的祈使句 Let me try again. Let’s surf the car. Let him be here by 10 o’clock.

Exclamatory Sentence 4. 感叹句 1) How 开头的感叹句： How+ 形容词 ( 副词 )+ 主语 + 谓语。或： How+ 形容词 +(a/an) + n. + 主语 + 谓语。 How beautiful the flower is! How fast the car travels! How clever a boy he is!

2) what 开头的感叹句： What + (a/an)+ 形容词 + 名词 + 主语 + 谓语。 What a nice car it is! What fine weather (it is)!

Practice: Tell the types of the sentences 1. Stand up, please. 2. Shall we go there or wait here? 3. She can play computer games. 4. I don’t like chatting on-line. 5. What are you going to do this Sunday? 6. How lucky he is! 7. Does he surf the Internet at the weekend? 8. It isn’t a fine day today, is it?

Practice 1. He likes surfing the car. ( 改为一般疑问句 ) 2. The boy used to play computer games. ( 改为否定句 ) 3. A rocket travels fast through the air. ( 改为感叹句 ) 4. They hardly know anything about it. （改为反意疑问句） Does he like surfing the car? The boy didn’t use to play computer games. How fast a rocket travels through the air! They hardly know anything about it, do they?

1. Simple Sentence 只有一个主语 ( 或并列主语 ) 和一个谓语 ( 或 并列谓语 ) 的句子叫简单句。 1.She knows nothing about it. 2.Tom and I like surfing the car. 3. She can’t play the computer games and knows nothing about it.

She can’t play the computer games and she knows nothing about it.

2. Compound Sentence 并列句 包含两个或两个以上相互独立的简 单句构成，分句由并列连词： and, but, or, then, or else, so, for, while, when; both…and, either…or, neither…nor, not only…,but also, as well as 等来连接。

He is a basketball fan, and his wife is a volleyball fan. He works hard while his brother is a lazy bone. The day is broken, for the birds are singing.

3.Complex Sentence 复合句是由一个主句（ Main clause ）与一个或 几个从句（ Subordinate clause ）构成。 （ 1 ）名词性从句 : what, whatever, that, which, whether, who, whom, where, how, when, why… We don’t know whether he likes playing computer games.

（ 2 ）定语从句 : who, whom, that, which, as, when, where, why … She is the girl who likes chatting on-line. I like surfing the Internet, which can offer a large amount of information.

(3) 状语从句 : after, before, as, when, while, since, till, until, so that, as soon as, if, because, whenever, as long as… I like surfing the Internet, because it can offer a large amount of information. The teacher will help him when he is in trouble.

Practice: Tell the types of the sentences 1.He is poor, but he works hard. 2. Many girls like going shopping. 3. I don ’ t know where she will go. 4.She did a good job and she was praised. 5.Tom didn ’ t come because he was ill. 6.The plane takes off at 7:00 in the morning.

Extension If someone asks me: “Do you like music?”, I will answer him or her yes, because I think music is an important part of our lives. How exciting the rock is! Different people have different ideas about music. I like rock music and my favorite rock band (the “Foxy Ladies” ) is one of the most famous rock bands in the world. But mother always shouts to me, “Stop playing the rock!” My classmate Jane likes jazz music, as she thinks jazz is really cool.

Summary I. 句子种类（按交际用途分） Declarative Sentence Interrogative sentence Imperative Sentence Exclamatory Sentence II. 句子类型（按句子结构分） Simple Sentence Compound Sentence Complex Sentence

Assignment 1. Read the text of this unit again to find out different types of sentences. 2. Surf the Internet to get more information of types of sentence.