SENTENCES STRUCTURE ARTICLE
Sentence is the wording of the particular pattern that forms a unity of meaning at all and can not understand the point that means not a sentence.
1. Simple Sentence
Simple sentence is the most basic type of sentence that only consist of one independent clause.
For example:
a. my father read the newspaper
b. dara came late today
2. Compound Sentence
Compound sentence is a sentence-type that consist of two or more independent clause.The compound sentence, the mind on two or more independent clause is connected with similiar interests rates.
For example:
a. I wanted to buy a new house, so I started to save my money
b.tara did not like to read for he was not very good at it
3. Complex Sentence
Complex sentences is a sentence-type consisting of one independent clause and one or more dependent clause.
For example:
a.everyone looked at me when I cried
b. after ten years, she still remember me
4. Compound Complex Sentence
Compoun complex sentence is a sentence-type which is a combination of compound sentence with complex sentence types has 3 or more clause in it, which must have at least two independent clause and a dependent clause.
information:
independent clause = italic
dependent clause = bold
For example:
a I bought a new handphone which she recommended for me and i like it
b. I want to stay at home and I don't want to go anywhere because it is raining
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Clifts TOEFL Preparation Guide Exercise page 44
1. George(subject) is cooking(verb phrase) dinner(complement) tonight(modifier of time)
2. Henry and marsia(subject) have visited(verb phrase) the president(complement)
3. We(subject) can eat(verb phrase) lunch(complement) in this restaurant today(modifier of place and time)
4. Pat(subject) should have bought(verb phrase) gasoline(complement) yesterday(modifier of time)
5. Trees(subject) grow(verb phrase)
6. It(subject) was raining(verb phrase) at seven o'clock this morning(modifier of time)
7. She(subject) opened(verb phrase) a checking account(complement) at the bank last week(modifier of place and time)
8. Harry(subject) is washing(verb phrase) dishes(complement) right now(modifier of time)
9. She(subject) opened(verb phrase) her book(complement)
10. Paul,William, and Marry(subject) were watching(verb pharse) television(complement) a few minutes ago(modifier of time)
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