EF3/4 Several styles of simple sentences

SIMPLE SENTENCES
COMPOUND SENTENCES
COMPLEX SENTENCES


SIMPLE SENTENCES
subject + verb
Vancouver is a very beautiful city.

subject subject + verb
Attia and Abdullah are good friends.

subject + verb verb
My dog jumped up and started barking.

subject subject + verb verb
Attia and Abdullah are good friends and play soccer together.
The dog and the cat play and eat together.

S V
SS V
S VV
SS VV


SV SV COMPOUND
The cat is sleeping, and the dog is eating.

Other kinds of simple sentences
*Imperative sentence - command sentence
Come in.
Sit down.
Look at me.
Open the door.
Stop.
Be careful.
Be quiet.
Take care.
Shut up.
Watch out.
Have some tea.
(You) Relax.
(You) Help yourself.
(You) Take your time.
You come in. you
Come in. "You" is implied, implied subject

*Interrogative sentence - question
You are tired.
Are you tired?
It is a nice day.
Is it a nice day?

Sarah speaks German.
Does Sarah speak German?

Maria lives in Quebec.
Does Maria live in Quebec?
Yes, she does. No, she doesn't.

* here/there -not subjects, they always point to something else
Here is your supper.
There is/are six kittens.
There is/are a kitten.
here /there - 

Animal Babies
cat          kitten
dog        puppy
cow       calf
lion       cub
horse     foal
chicken chick
goat       kid
sheep     lamb
whale    calf
fish       fry
duck      duckling
frog       tadpole 

mammals

* Starting sentences with infinitives and gerunds
gerunds 'ing' noun
Skiing is fun. gerund
Driving a car costs a lot of money.
Drinking too much alcohol is not good for your health.
Sitting in a broken chair is not safe.
Working earns you money.
Swimming in the summer makes you feel refreshed.

Eating too much before you go to sleep will cause you to have bad dreams.
nightmare - bad dream, night mare-horse
superstition - belief in good luck or bad luck
People used to believe that if they heard a horse gallop at night, it meant somebody was going to die.

infinitive 
Skiing is fun. gerund
To ski is fun. infinitive - UNUSUAL
Gerunds are much more common and useful.

Driving a car costs a lot of money.
To drive a car costs a lot of money. UNUSUAL



PRACTICE
- imperative
Take the dog for a walk.
- interrogative
- here/there
- gerunds
Doing work for school for students good marks go to university very lucky.

SHORT SENTENCES
Keep it simple for now. 

Working hard in school is good for students. They will get good marks.