EF3/4 Sentence styles

Sentence styles:

1. Simple
SV "He likes ice cream."
SSV "John and Sarah go skiing."
SVV "Maria dances and sings."

- simple "She practices piano every morning."
- imperative, tell, order, command "Put your phone down."
- question "What time do you want to have supper?"

2. Compound
SV xxx SV

, FANBOYS for and nor but or yet so
, SOBA so or but and MORE USEFUL
"She practices piano every morning, and she does exercise."

; semicolon,
"She practices piano every morning; however, she isn't improving."
; therefore, 
"She practices piano every morning; therefore, she is improving."
; also,

3. Complex
adverb clauses- because when if while
"Marie practices piano every morning because she loves music."
"Because Marie loves music, she practices piano every morning."

adjective clauses
which that who whose
"Marie, who practices piano every morning, loves music."
"Joan wants to learn German which she finds tough."
John wants to buy a house that has four bedrooms." 

noun clauses
feel think say believe know understand remember

that why

"Joe feels that he is too tired to play soccer tonight."
"Marie doesn't know why her dog is hiding."
"I can't remember why Agnes took her computer home." 

SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX