KINDS OF SENTENCE

The  Definition of Sentence

Sentence is a word, clause, or phrase or a group of clauses or phrases forming a syntactic unit which expresses an assertion, a question, a command, a wish, an exclamation, or the performance of an action, that in writing usually begins with a capital letter and concludes with appropriate end punctuation, and that in speaking is distinguished by characteristic patterns of stress, pitch, and pauses.(https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sentence)

The Types of Sentence in English

1.    Simple Sentence

A simple sentence, also called an independent clause, contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought.

Example:

a.    Alfi is walking.

b.    Elok and Haroh are playing badminton.

c.    Mairok is going to market and shopping there.

The three examples above are all simple sentences. Note that sentence 2 contains a compound subject, and sentence 3 contains a compound verb.

2.    Compound Sentence

A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinator or conjuction. The coordinators are as follows: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. (helpful hint: The first letter of each of the coordinators spells FANBOYS).

Example:

a.    We went to the post office, for we needed some stamps.

b.    My hobby is writing, and his hobby is playing football.

c.    He does not listen to me, nor understand me.

d.   You say love me, but you never hold me anymore.

e.    I take my money at the bank, or I sell my mobile phone.

f.     I want you to go on the trip, yet I worry that you are really not old enough.

g.    I feel bored, so I go to shopping.

3.    Complex Sentence

A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when (and many others) or a relative prounoun such as that, who, or which.

Example:

a.    After she finished her assignment, she went to the canteen.

b.    Jatmiko came late because his motorcycle is broken on the way.

c.    The handsome man who sit in beside me is my brother.

4.    Compound-Complex Sentence

A compound-complex sentence is made from two independent clauses and one or more  dependent clauses.

Example:

a.    If I change my habit, my parent will give me a gift, so I must change my habit to become a diligent person.

b.    Although he likes to go to camping, He has not had the time to go lately, and he has not found anyone to go with.

c.    We decided that the movie was too voilent, but our children , who like to watch scary movies, thought that we were wrong.