7th Class English Types of Sentence Types of Sentence as per Structure

    Types of Sentence as per Structure

       Simple Sentences

A simple sentence has one main clause. It means it has one subject and one verb. In addition, a simple sentence can have adjectives and adverbs. A simple sentence can't have another main clause or any subordinate clause.

•  Man is mortal.
•  Delhi is a beautiful city.
•  I read in seventh class.
•  The teacher teaches us.
•  He reprimands me.

      Compound Sentences

A compound sentence has two or more main clauses. The clauses can be joined with a coordinating conjunction (e.g. for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or a semicolon (;). As with a simple sentence, a compound sentence can't have any subordinate clause.

•  Serena loves to watch movie but William does not.
•  USA proposed the name of India and the others supported her.
•  He is neither a good man nor a bad man.
•  Either you or someone else will go.
•  He committed mistakes yet I supported him.
•  As you sow so you reap.

      Complex Sentences

A complex sentence contains one main clause and at least one subordinate clause.

• Parallel lines never meet (main) until (subordinating conjunction) you bend one of them (subordinate clause).
• Steve promised (main clause) that he would attend the party (subordinate clause).
• You can continue with you work (main clause) as long as you want (subordinate clause).
• Do not go from here (main clause) until 1 return (subordinate clause)?

If you concentrate on your goal (subordinate clause) you will achieve it one day (main clause).

Identify the kinds of sentence in the following questions:

Steve sat on the chair.

(A) Simple                                                          

(B) Compound

(C) Complex                                                      

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Answer: (A)

Explanation: A simple sentence has one main clause.

Even though he enjoyed the movie, he would not go to watch it again because he watches a movie only once?

(A) Simple                                                          

(B) Compound

(C) Complex                                                      

(D) All of these

(E) None of these

Answer: (c)

Explanation: A complex sentence contains one main clause and at least one subordinate clause.

• A group of words which makes complete sense is called Sentence.
• The words in a sentence are placed in their proper order to make complete sense.            
• Five types of sentences are Assertive, Interrogative, Imperative, Optative and Exclamatory.
• There are three types of sentences based on structure. They are Simple, Compound and Complex.
• A question begins with either a Helping Verb (is, am, are, was, were, has, have, had, do, does, did, can, will, shall, may, etc.) or a Question word (What, where, how, when, whom, which, why, etc.).
• A Question ends with a Question Mark (?)
• Exclamation sign is put at the end of Exclamatory Sentence.