ENGLISH 11 Sentence Types

Sentence types:
SIMPLE SENTENCE
SV subject & verb
Wong Bak is an elderly man.
SSV
Wong Bak and Jook Liang like to go / like going to movies together.

like, love, hate, prefer, start, begin, continue, can’t stand=don’t like FOLLOW BY INFINITIVES OR GERUNDS
“like to go”  “like going”
“I prefer to stay home.”  “I prefer staying home.”
“He likes to ski at Seymour.”  “She doesn’t like skiing at Seymour.”

SVV
“Jook Liang dresses nicely and practices her dancing.”

SVVV
SSSV

POWERFUL- say something important, effective for conveying xxx
“Work hard.”  “Be nice to your sister.”


COMPOUND
SV    SV

FANBOYS- for and nor but or yet so (coordinating conjunctions)

She likes to dance, and he loves to watch her.

FANBOYS
UNUSUAL- I am wearing a sweater, for it is cold today.
It is not raining, nor is it cold.
It is sunny, yet it is cold.
for nor yet- LOW FREQUENCY- not commonly used by authentic English speakers

SOBA- more useful, more authentic, HIGH FREQUENCY
Jook Liang was waiting for Wong Bak, but he was late.

COMPOUND SENTENCES ; semicolon, semicomma
Jook Liang was waiting for Wong Bak, but he was late.
Jook Liang was waiting for Wong Bak; he was late.
,and = ;   ,but = ;   ,so = ;

She likes to dance, and he loves to watch her.
She likes to dance; he loves to watch her.

; LOW FREQUENCY
She likes to dance; he loves to watch her. LINKS THE TWO SENTENCES
She likes to dance.  He loves to watch her.


TRANSITIONAL WORDS AND PHRASES
Jook Liang was waiting for Wong Bak; however, he was late.
Jook Liang was waiting for Wong Bak; nevertheless, he was late.
Jook Liang was waiting for Wong Bak; sadly, he was late.
Jook Liang was waiting for Wong Bak; worryingly, he was late.
She likes to dance; he loves to watch her.
She likes to dance; also, he loves to watch her.

, but = ; however,
, and = ; also,
, so = ; therefore,
, or = ; otherwise,

She likes to watch Shirley Temple, and he does too.
She likes to watch Shirley Temple; likewise, he does.
She likes to watch Shirley Temple; also, he does too.
She wants to impress Wong Bak, so she wears ribbons on her shoes.
She wants to impress Wong Bak; for this reason, she wears ribbons on her shoes.

SIMPLE SENTENCES WITH TRANSITIONAL WORDS AND PHRASES
She likes to watch Shirley Temple.  Likewise, he does.
She likes to watch Shirley Temple.  Also, he does too.
She wants to impress Wong Bak.  For this reason, she wears ribbons on her shoes.

PRACTICE SIMPLE AND COMPOUND
1. cloak
2. knapsack
3. visitor
4. puppet
5. face
6. Chinatown
7. dinner
8. creature
9. thrill
10. mask

SENTENCE VARIETY- DIFFERENT STYLES, DIFFERENT SENTENCE TYPES- MAKE YOUR WRITING MORE INTERESTING, MORE EXCITING

COMPLEX SENTENCES
adjective clauses who, that, which
Jook Liang, who is a five-year-old, loves to dance.
Wong Bak has a cloak which was a gift from Johnson.
Sekky is a baby who is always sick.


adverb clauses because, when, if
Jook Liang loves Wong Bak because he is kind to her.
Because Wong Bak is kind to Jook Liang, she loves him.

noun clauses that
think, feel, know, say, believe
Jook Liang thinks that Wong Bak is the Monkey King.
He says that she is his “bandit princess”.

SIMPLE COMPOUND COMPLEX- VARIETY IS THE KEY