Types of Sentences

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 6

Lesson Objectives 

• Students will be able to : 

1. differentiate between the three kinds of sentences. 
2. create simple, compound, and complex sentences.

Kinds of Sentences 

The 2 key parts of a sentence.

1- subject / predicate

2- Clauses / dependent/ independent

Subject / Predicate 

where is the subject and where is the predicate in this sentence?

The young bright student memorized the capital of every country.

Clauses

1. Independent Clause 
2. Dependent Clause 

The bright student memorized the capital of every country,_{as she prepared for her exams.}

Why do you need to understand the different kinds of sentences for our everyday writing and speaking?

Simple Sentence

Compound Sentence

which of the following is a compound sentence?
(Whole Class Activity)

1. The car got stuck in the fast-moving river.
2. The boy fell from the old school swing.
3. I really need to go to school, but I don't feel well.
4. I want to go to the movies with my freinds.

Complex Sentences

A Complex Sentence has one independent clause and one or more dependent clause(s).

Meera got married after she finished college.

Subordinating Conjunctions

•  link dependent clauses to independent clauses.

Examples of subordination conjunctions:

as, since, therefore, hence, consequently, though, due to,  because, unless, once, while, when, whenever, where, wherever, before, and after.

Dependent clauses often begin with subordinating conjunctions.

Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence:
(Whole Class Activity)

1. My best friend is called Mila but she lives a long way from me.
2. Kareem had to go to bed even though he was not tired .
3. The boy fell off his bicycle.
4. I want to learn to swim and I would go to horse riding.