E10/EF7 Sentence types

Sentence types- simple, compound, complex


SIMPLE SENTENCE

subject + verb
She rollerblades.
She rollerblades on the Seawall.
She rollerblades with her friend.

ss + v
Sarah and Ginelle rollerblade on the Seawall.
sss + v

s + vv
Sarah rollerblades and bikes on the Seawall.

ss + vv

Joe and Fred drink coffee and talk about their girlfriends.

s + v

Imperative sentence- command sentence, implied subject

"Sit!"
"Come in."
"You come in."



COMPOUND SENTENCE

s+v JOINED TOGETHER s+v

Sarah rollerblades, and Jinelle bikes.

, for
, and
, nor
, but
, or
, yet
, so

7 coordinating conjunctions FANBOYS

FANBOYS

SOME ARE NOT COMMONLY USED

, for
I am wearing a sweater, for it is cold. VERY UNUSUAL

, and

, nor
I have no car, nor do I have a bicycle. VERY USUAL, WEIRD

, but

, or

, yet
It is cold, yet he is wearing a t-shirt. STRANGE

, so

SOBA - high frequency, use them a lot
, so
, or
, but
, and


COMMON MISTAKE WITH COMMA
Sarah eats a muffin and drinks a large coffee every morning. RIGHT
Sarah eats a muffin, and drinks a large coffee every morning. MISTAKE

Sarah eats a muffin, and she drinks a large coffee every morning. 

TWO WAYS OF WRITING THE SAME INFORMATION
I like ice cream, but I hate white chocolate. COMPOUND
I like ice cream but hate white chocolate. SIMPLE

FANCIER WAY OF DOING COMPOUND ; semicolon

I like ice cream, but I hate white chocolate.
I like ice cream; I hate white chocolate.

USUALLY, WE WILL USE A SEMICOLON WITH A TRANSITIONAL WORD
however
therefore
also
nevertheless
moreover
next
then

THREE WAYS TO SAY THE SAME THING
I like ice cream; however, I hate white chocolate.
I like ice cream; I hate white chocolate.
I like ice cream, but I hate white chocolate.


She learned to ski last year; at first, she fell down a lot. ;
; LOW FREQUENCY- DON"T USE THEM OFTEN

She learned to ski last year. At first, she fell down a lot. 

I like ice cream; however, I hate white chocolate. COMPOUND
I like ice cream. However, I hate white chocolate. 2 SIMPLES

EXAMPLES OF THREE WAYS TO DO COMPOUNDS
My puppy loves kids, but he is not allowed to jump up on them.

My puppy loves kids; however, he is not allowed to jump up on them.

My puppy loves kids. However, he is not allowed to jump up on them.