1. FOUR TYPES OF SENTENCES
Mrs. Elizabeth Celeste Coiman-Lopez, BAT, MS.
Houston Community College - Fall 2017

2. PHRASES vs. CLAUSES What is a PHRASE?
Two or more words with a subject OR a verb
the funny, energetic teacher (Noun phrase)
has been trying (Verb phrase)
to make sushi (Infinitive phrase)
at school (Prepositional phrase)
What is a CLAUSE?
Two or more words with a subject AND a verb
the funny, energetic teacher is late to class
PHRASES vs. CLAUSES

3. PARTS OF A COMPLETE SENTENCE
SENTENCES
A sentence is a sequence of words which begins with a capital letter and ends with a period (or ! Or ?)
It has a subject
It has a verb
It has a COMPLETE IDEA
The funny, energetic, English teacher has been trying to make sushi at school.
PARTS OF A COMPLETE SENTENCE

4. TYPES OF CLAUSES DEPENDENT Clause
that the students enjoyed the grammar lesson
Begins with that or If, and Wh- words.
Subject + Verb (not the main verb)
NOT a complete idea.
Cannot stand alone (DEPENDENT)
DEPENDENT of an independent clause.
INDEPENDENT Clause
The students enjoyed the grammar lesson.
Called the MAIN CLAUSE.
Subject + Verb
Complete idea.
Stands alone (INDEPENDENT)
TYPES OF CLAUSES

5. One INDEPENDENT clause that contains a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete thought.
Ruaa likes pizza.
Some students like to study in the mornings.
Le and Dat play soccer every afternoon.
Ha goes to the library and studies everyday.
# SIMPLE SENTENCE

6. Two INDEPENDENT clauses combined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction ( 7 FANBOYS)
A coordinating conjunction is a word that connects parts of a sentence.
ChengHao likes pizza, but he doesn’t like tacos.
Peng drives to school, and Vi rides with him. , ,
#2 COMPOUND SENTENCE

7. COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

8. #3 COMPLEX SENTENCE INDEPENDENT + DEPENDENT
- Dependent clause begins with a subordinating conjunction which is less important to the main idea clause.
Xueyun did her homework while she watched a movie.
Since Dat passed his English exam, Hai has been very happy.
#3 COMPLEX SENTENCE

9. SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

10. #4 COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE
INDEPENDENT CC+ INDEPENDENT + SC + DEPENDENT clause.
Vy went to the store, and she bought some groceries
while Diem was sleeping.
While Diem was sleeping Vy went to the store, and she bought some groceries.
Because I paid attention I got an A on the test, and I was so happy.
I got an A on the test and I was so happy because I paid attention.
#4 COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE

11. EXAMPLES Thao likes green eggs and ham.
What type of clause(s) do we have?
One independent clause
What type of sentence is this?
SIMPLE SENTENCE
Thi likes lemonade, but Ca likes milk.
Two independent clauses
COMPOUND SENTENCES
independent + comma + FANBOYS + independent
EXAMPLES

12. EXAMPLES Adeline says that she loves English classes!
What type of clause(s) do we have?
One independent clause + one dependent clause
What type of sentence is this?
COMPLEX SENTENCE
Yi played his music, and he watched television while Hai was studying.
Two independent clauses and one dependent clause
COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE
EXAMPLES