The document discusses different types of sentences: simple sentences contain one subject and predicate, compound sentences contain two or more independent clauses joined with coordinating conjunctions, complex sentences contain one independent and one dependent clause joined by a subordinating conjunction, and compound-complex sentences contain both independent and dependent clauses joined by conjunctions. Examples of each sentence type are provided to illustrate their structures.

1. Sentence Structure University of the Sacred Heart Department of Humanities Center for Language Development Across the Disciplines LAD

2. Objective To provide the student with pointers on how to construct sentences

3. Simple Sentence A simple sentence has one subject and one predicate

4. Simple Sentence We went to San Juan yesterday. Observe how a simple sentence is constructed:

5. Simple Sentence We went to San Juan . Pronoun Verb Simple subject Complete predicate Prepositional phrase

6. Compound Sentence A compound sentence has more than one part that can stand alone (independent clauses) Independent clauses are connected by coordinating conjunctions, conjunctive adverbs or a semi-colon.

7. Compound Sentence We went to San Juan, and most of us danced all night.

8. Compound Sentence We went to San Juan, and most of us danced all night . Subject Verb Coordinating Conjunction Predicate Verb Prepositional phrase Modifying phrase Subject

9. Compound Sentences My parents caught a severe cold ; consequently, they had to cancel their vacation. Some people like basketball ; others prefer baseball. Conjunctive Adverb Semi-colon

10. Complex Sentence A complex sentence has at least two parts: one that can stand alone and another one that cannot The part that cannot stand alone is linked to the rest of the sentence by a subordinating conjunction

11. Complex Sentence Since my boyfriend and I wanted to have fun, we went to San Juan yesterday.

12. Complex Sentence Since we wanted to have fun , we went to San Juan yesterday . Predicate Subject Subordinating Conjunction Part that cannot stand alone

13. This type of sentence has more than one part that can stand alone, and at least one that cannot Notice how the different conjunctions link the different parts of this sentence Compound-Complex Sentence

14. Compound-Complex Sentence Since we wanted to have fun, my boyfriend and I went to San Juan yesterday, and we danced all night.

15. Since we wanted to have fun , my boyfriend and I went to San Juan, and we danced all night . Subject Predicate Subordinating Conjunction Coordinating Conjunction Part that cannot stand alone Compound-Complex Sentence

16. For More Information Index English Grammar and Composition http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index2 . Tons of Fun with Grammar http://www.seasite.niu.edu/flin/103_handouts/sentences_and_phrases.htm Grammar Book Table of Contents http://www.grammarbook.com/exercises/grammar/ cnt_gram.html

17. Thank You Center for Language Development Across the Disciplines Prepared by: Thalia N. Nazario-Santiago Coordinator for the Center for Languages and Cultures April-June 2003 Revised by: Patricia Kidd August 2004 Revised by: Prof. Delia Serrano January 2005