Lesson One
(Types of Sentences by Structure)
In this lesson, we are going to list the types of sentences by structure and then explain them. We will explain just the first two types of them, which are Simple Sentence and Compound Sentence.
In English language, there are four types of sentences:
- Simple Sentence
- Compound Sentence
- Complex Sentence
- Complex-Compund Sentence
** The first type of sentences by structure is Simple Sentence:
Simple sentence is also called main clause, and it just consists of one subject and one verb.
Example: Ahmed always plays football.
** The second type of sentences by structure is Compound Sentence:
Compound sentence consists of two independent clauses or two main clauses, which means that it has two subjects and two verbs. We use one of the conjunctions (FANBOYS) to connect the two sentences. We put after the first sentence Comma and then the coordinator.
Examples: note the use of comma and the coordinator after it as well as the
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-- Jack loves reading books, but he does not love playing football.
-- We go to the sea, and we swim.
Finally, after you learn these two types, try to write one simple sentence and one compound sentence.