Sentence Structure

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

Simple Sentence ,[object Object]

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

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

Compound Sentence ,[object Object],[object Object]

Compound Sentence ,[object Object],most of us danced all night.

Compound Sentence ,[object Object],and most of us danced all night . Subject Verb Coordinating Conjunction Predicate Verb Prepositional phrase Modifying phrase Subject

Compound Sentences ,[object Object],[object Object],Conjunctive Adverb Semi-colon

Complex Sentence ,[object Object],[object Object]

Complex Sentence ,[object Object],[object Object],Predicate Subject Subordinating Conjunction Part that cannot stand alone

[object Object],[object Object],Compound-Complex Sentence

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

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

For More Information ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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

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