1. Sentence Structure

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

3. Simple Sentence
Observe how a simple sentence is
constructed:
We went to Lake View park
yesterday.

4. Simple Sentence
Pronoun
We
Simple
subject
Verb
Prepositional phrase
went to Lake view park.
Complete predicate

5. 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.

6. Compound Sentence
We went to Lake view park, and
most of us danced all night.

7. Compound Sentence
Subject
Verb
Prepositional phrase
We went to Lake view park,
Predicate
Coordinating
Conjunction
and most of us danced all night .
Subject
Verb
Modifying phrase

8. 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

9. 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

10. Complex Sentence
Since my boyfriend and I wanted to have fun,
we went to Lake view park
yesterday.

11. Complex Sentence
Since we wanted to have fun,
Subordinating
Conjunction
Part that cannot stand alone
Subject
Predicate
we went to Lake view park
yesterday.

12. 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

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

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