Types of sentences according to structure

2. What is a sentence?
A group of words that
expresses a complete thought
or ideas
It has two parts:Subject and
Predicate
 Composed of at least one
Independent Clause

3. What are the two types of
clauses?
🞇Independent Clause
has its own subject and verb
expresses a complete thought
can stand alone
🞇Dependent Clause
cannot stand alone

4. Simple Sentences
🞇 Simple sentences are composed of
one independent clause
Examples:
• Iam proud to be a Filipino.
• Charice and Manny Pacquaio are
individualswe can be proud of.
• Osang, a Filipino domestic helper, won
Israel’s X-factor.
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5. Compound Sentences
🞇Compound sentences are composed
of two or more independent clauses.
🞇The clausesare joined by coordinating
conjunctions.
FOR
AND
NOR
BUT
OR
YET
SO
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6. Compound Sentences
Examples:
• Sampaguita isthe national flowerof
the Philippines and Mango isthe
national fruit.
• Jessica Sanchez reached the finalsof
American Idol but she didn’t win the
competition.
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