Sentences Types

Explanation of Sentence Types 1️⃣ Simple Sentence ✅ Definition: A sentence that has one independent clause. It expresses a complete thought and has a subject and a verb. ✅ Structure: [Subject] + [Verb] (+ Object/Complement) ✅ Examples: I like coffee. ☕️ She runs every morning. 🏃‍♀️ The cat is sleeping. 🐱 ✅ Key Feature: One independent clause No dependent clauses 2️⃣ Compound Sentence ✅ Definition: A sentence that has two or more independent clauses joined by: Coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) Semicolon (;) ✅ Structure: [Independent Clause] + (FANBOYS or ;) + [Independent Clause] ✅ Examples: I like coffee, but she prefers tea. ☕️🍵 She studied hard, so she passed the exam. 🎓 The sun is shining; the birds are singing. ☀️🐦 ✅ Key Feature: At least two independent clauses No dependent clauses 3️⃣ Complex Sentence ✅ Definition: A sentence that has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. ✅ Structure: [Dependent Clause] + [Independent Clause] [Independent Clause] + [Dependent Clause] ✅ Examples: Because it was raining, we stayed inside. 🌧🏠 She was happy when she heard the news. 😊 I will go to the park if it is sunny. 🌞 ✅ Key Feature: One independent clause At least one dependent clause (which cannot stand alone)

F → For A → And N → Nor B → But O → Or Y → Yet S → So

After Although As Because Before If Once Since That Where Whether While

Addition: also, moreover, furthermore, besides, in addition Contrast / Opposition: however, nevertheless, still, instead, on the contrary, on the other hand Cause / Effect: therefore, thus, consequently, as a result, accordingly Comparison: similarly, likewise Emphasis: indeed, in fact, certainly Time / Sequence: then, next, meanwhile, afterwards, subsequently, finally Condition: otherwise

(Time) After Before Once Since Until When Whenever While (Cause and Effect) Because Since As So that (Contrast/Opposition) Although Even though Though Whereas While (Condition) If Unless Provided that As long as (Purpose) In order that So that (Comparison) As Than

all the linking words Opinion In my opinion As far as I’m concerned To my mind It seems to me that... Concession Even though But for Despite Apart from Although Though Purpose To So that So as to In order to Consequence As a result Thus So Therefore As a consequence Eventually That’s why Contrast However But Yet Whereas While On the one hand On the other hand Adding Ideas Moreover Also Besides In addition What’s more Not only … but also Explaining As Since In so far as Because The reason why... Condition As long as Unless If Provided that Whether Choice Or Whatever Whoever Neither … nor Either … or

An acronym is a word formed from the initial letters of a series of words, and it is pronounced as a word itself. 👉 Example: NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration UNESCO = United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 💡 Note: If the abbreviation is pronounced as individual letters (not as a word), it’s usually called an initialism. 👉 Example: FBI = Federal Bureau of Investigation BBC = British Broadcasting Corporation