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

1. Sentence Structure
By Gustavo Perez

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

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

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

9. Compound Sentences
My parents caught a severe cold;
consequently, they had to cancel
their vacation.
Conjunctive
Adverb
Some people like basketball;
others prefer baseball.
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,
Part that cannot stand alone
Subordinating
Conjunction
Subject Predicate
we went to San Juan yesterday.

13. Compound-Complex
Sentence
 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