Types Of Sentences

Learn about types of sentences that can be used. This course is ideal for intermediate learners.

Introduction 

A sentence is a grammatical unit made up of one or more words. Sentences begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop, a question mark or an exclamation point.
 
In this course we will be learning about the three main types of sentence:
·       Simple
·       Compound
·       Complex

A simple sentence has one idea. It has a subject and only one verb.
For example:
The girl sprinted after the tiger (the verb is sprinted).
The cat purred (the verb is purred).
 A simple sentence is one subject and one verb.

A complex sentence is formed when you join a main clause and a subordinate clause with a connective.
A subordinate clause is one that relies on a main clause to make sense.
The connectives in complex sentences tell us about the order or the place in which things happened or specify a cause or effect relationship between events (e.g. after, although, as, because, if, since, unless, when).
For example:
I love roast potatoes, although my mum prefers them boiled. (The connective is the word ‘although’.)
You need to prepare for the English test tomorrow if you want to get full marks. (The connective is the word ‘if’.)
 

You will learn 

1. Types of sentence
2. Simple sentences
3. Compound sentences
4. Complex sentences