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This document discusses different types of sentences. It defines simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences in terms of clauses. Simple sentences contain one independent clause, compound sentences contain at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinator, complex sentences have one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses, and compound-complex sentences contain at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. It also categorizes sentences by their communicative functions into statements, questions, commands, and exclamations. Examples of each type of sentence are provided.

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For Internal Use Only For Internal Use Only: Types of Sentences

This document discusses different types of sentences. It defines simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences in terms of clauses. Simple sentences contain one independent clause, compound sentences contain at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinator, complex sentences have one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses, and compound-complex sentences contain at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. It also categorizes sentences by their communicative functions into statements, questions, commands, and exclamations. Examples of each type of sentence are provided.

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Faculty of Linguistics and Cultures of English Faculty of Linguistics and Cultures of English

speaking countries/ ULIS – VNU speaking countries/ ULIS – VNU

Types of sentences
Lecture 10 In terms of clauses In terms of communicative
functions:
• Simple sentence
Types of Sentences • Compound sentence
• Statement
• Question
• Complex sentence
• Command
• Compound complex
sentence • Exclamation

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Types of sentences Definition
• A simple sentence, also called an independent clause,
• In terms of clauses: • In terms of
contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete
communicative functions: thought.
• Simple sentence
• Statement • A compound sentence contains at least two independent
• Compound sentence
clauses joined by a coordinator. The coordinators are as
• Question
• Complex sentence follows: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
• Command
• Compound complex • A complex sentence has an independent clause and one
sentence • Exclamation or more dependent clauses.

• A compound-complex sentence is made up of at least two


independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.

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speaking countries/ ULIS – VNU speaking countries/ ULIS – VNU

Simple E.g.: All these books are mine.


Statements
By function
Compound E.g.: He was watching T.V, and she was
cooking.
Questions
Complex E.g.: He didn’t want to talk to whoever he
met in the London workshop. Commands

Compound complex E.g.: When I arrived home, my wife was

still watching TV, but the children had Exclamations

gone to bed.

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Types of sentences

In terms of clauses In terms of communicative


functions: Statements
• Simple sentence By function
• Statement
• Compound sentence Questions
• Question
• Complex sentence
• Command Sentences in which the subject is always present and
Commands
• Compound complex
generally precedes the verb.
sentence • Exclamation
Exclamations

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speaking countries/ ULIS – VNU speaking countries/ ULIS – VNU

Statements Statements
By function By function

Questions Questions

Commands Full exclamation Commands


Yes – No Questions Wh - Questions Alternative Questions

Exclamations Short exclamation Exclamations

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Statements
By function

Questions

Commands

Sentences that make use of the imperative mood in the main,


Exclamations
or sometimes of questions with the initial modal - particularly
with invitations or requests.

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