Types of Sentences and Conjunctions

Writing skill is one among the four skills. At the beginning, English learners learned English alphabets. Then, they learned to write words and sentences. After that, they learned how to write a paragraph. Next, they started writing an eassay. In order to write a good essay, the learners have to know the basic English grammars which is conjunctions. Coordinators, Subordinators, Adverbial conjunction, and Correlative conjunction are every important for good essays. 

#1 Coordinators or Coordinating conjunctions or FANBOYS

 The first conjunction is coordinators is it is called FANBOYS such as For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, and So.  

#2 Subordinators or Subordinating conjunctions 

These conjunctions are used to write complex sentences. 

#3 Adverbial Conjunctions 

These conjunctions are also used to write complex sentences. 

#4 Correlative conjunctions 

Types of Sentence

What is a sentence? A sentence is a group of words that we can use to communicate our ideas. A sentence is a group of words that usually contains a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete idea. (Longman dictionary) Every sentence is formed from one or more clauses and express a complete thought. There are four types of sentences: simple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence, and compound-complex sentence. 

#1 Simple Sentences

A simple sentence is one independent clause.
Ex: I study English on weekends.Bopha and Dara study English in the same class.
## Simple Subject with simple verb
Form: S+V+C
Ex: He does his assignment in the library.
## Compound Subject with simple verb
Form: S+Conj.+S+V+C
Ex: Bopha and Dara study English in the same class.
## Simple subject with compound verb
Form: S+ V+ Conj.+ V+C
Ex: we go to school in the morning and come back in the evening.

#2 Compound Sentences

A compound sentences is two or more independent clause joined together. 

There are three ways to join the clauses to become a compound sentences. - Join with a coordinator - Join with a conjunctive adverb - Join with a semicolon.

## Compound sentences with coordinator

A compound sentence can be formed as follows:

Form: Independent clause, + coordinator + independent clause.

Ex: We go the market and We buy some clothes.

There are seven coordinators, which are also called coordinating conjunctions. 

You can remember them by the phrase FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So).

## Compound sentences with conjunctive adverbs 

A second way to form a compound sentence is as follow:

Form: Independent clause; + conjunctive adverb, + independent clause.

Ex: The traffic is very bad in the morning; therefore, I go to school in the early morning.

## Compound sentences with Semicolons 

A third way to form a compound sentence is to connect the two independent clauses with a semicolon alone:

Form: Independent clause; + ; + independent clause.

Ex: Many people attend his wedding; two people attended his funeral.


#3 Complex Sentences

A complex sentence contains one independent clause and one (or more) dependent clauses(s). 

There are three kinds of dependent clauses such: 

- Adverb clauses - Adjective clauses - Noun clauses.

## Complex Sentences with adverb clauses

An adverb clauses acts like an adverb; that is, it tells where, when, why, and how.

Ex: You can vote when you are 18 years old.

## Complex Sentences with adjective clauses

An adjective clause acts like an adjective; that is, it describes a noun or pronoun.

Ex: I talk to a foreigner who is from Canada.

## Complex Sentences with noun clauses

A noun clause beings with a wh- question word, that, whether, and sometime if. 

A noun clause acts like a noun; it can be either the subject or an object of the independent clause.

Ex: I do not know what is in the bag.

#4 Compound-Complex Sentences

A compound-complex sentence has at least three clauses, at least two of which are independent.Ex: I want to buy a car when I graduate from university; however, my parents have already bought one for me.

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