Sentences
Types of Sentences
STATEMENTS
A statement gives information or tells us something. It ends with a full
stop.
Example: The students are studying for their English test.
QUESTIONS
A question asks for information. It ends with a question mark.
Example: Are the students studying for their English test?
EXCLAMATIONS
An exclamation expresses strong emotion, such as excitement, anger,
surprise or happiness. It ends with an exclamation mark.
Example: What an amazing performance!
Sentence Classification
COMMANDS
A command tells someone to do something. It can be an instruction,
order, request or piece of advice. It usually ends with a full stop.
Example: Close the door.
SIMPLE SENTENCES
A simple sentence contains one main idea and has one independent
clause. It usually contains one subject and one predicate.
Example: The dog barked.
COMPOUND SENTENCES
A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a
coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or, so, yet, for or nor.
Example: I studied for the test, and I passed.
, COMPLEX SENTENCES
A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least
one dependent clause. A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a
complete sentence.
Example: I studied for the test because I wanted to pass.
SUBJECT
The subject is the person, place, thing or idea that the sentence is
about. It usually performs the action.
Example: The girl opened the window.
The subject is: The girl.
PREDICATE
The predicate tells us what the subject does or what happens to the
subject. It contains the verb.
Example: The girl opened the window.
The predicate is: opened the window.
SUBJECT + PREDICATE
Every complete sentence needs a subject and a predicate.
Example: The teacher explained the lesson.
Subject: The teacher
Predicate: explained the lesson.
Types of Sentences
STATEMENTS
A statement gives information or tells us something. It ends with a full
stop.
Example: The students are studying for their English test.
QUESTIONS
A question asks for information. It ends with a question mark.
Example: Are the students studying for their English test?
EXCLAMATIONS
An exclamation expresses strong emotion, such as excitement, anger,
surprise or happiness. It ends with an exclamation mark.
Example: What an amazing performance!
Sentence Classification
COMMANDS
A command tells someone to do something. It can be an instruction,
order, request or piece of advice. It usually ends with a full stop.
Example: Close the door.
SIMPLE SENTENCES
A simple sentence contains one main idea and has one independent
clause. It usually contains one subject and one predicate.
Example: The dog barked.
COMPOUND SENTENCES
A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a
coordinating conjunction such as and, but, or, so, yet, for or nor.
Example: I studied for the test, and I passed.
, COMPLEX SENTENCES
A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least
one dependent clause. A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a
complete sentence.
Example: I studied for the test because I wanted to pass.
SUBJECT
The subject is the person, place, thing or idea that the sentence is
about. It usually performs the action.
Example: The girl opened the window.
The subject is: The girl.
PREDICATE
The predicate tells us what the subject does or what happens to the
subject. It contains the verb.
Example: The girl opened the window.
The predicate is: opened the window.
SUBJECT + PREDICATE
Every complete sentence needs a subject and a predicate.
Example: The teacher explained the lesson.
Subject: The teacher
Predicate: explained the lesson.
