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3.  Topic
 Sentence structure

4.  A set of words that is complete in itself,
typically containing a subject and
predicate, conveying a statement,
question, exclamation or command and
consisting of a main clause and one or
more subordinate clause

6.  Simple
 Compound
 Complex
 Compound-
Complex

7. SUBJECT PREDICATE

8. Ali plays tennis.
SUBJECT PREDICATE

10.  . A simple sentence consist of one clause
containing one noun/subject and one
verb/predicate
 If the simple sentence starts with the
subject, followed directly by the verb, it
has the great advantage of directness
and energy

11. We went to park
yesterday.
Observe how a simple sentence is constructed:

12. We went to park yesterday .
Pronoun Verb
Simple subject Complete predicate
Prepositional phrase

13. Ali plays tennis.
SUBJECT PREDICATE
one subject one predicate

14. play tennis.Tom and Mary
Compound Subject
&

15. play tennis and swim.
Tom and Mary
Compound Subject Compound Predicate
& &

16. Ali and Maria play tennis.

17. Ali and Maria play tennis and
swim.

19.  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.

20. We went to mosque, and
most of us recite Quran all
night.

21. We went to mosque,
and most of us recite Quran all night .
Subject Verb
Coordinating
Conjunction
Predicate
Verb
Prepositional phrase
Modifying phraseSubject

22. SUBJECT PREDICATE
SUBJECT PREDICATE

23. Ali swims,
Maria plays tennis.
and

24. FOR
AND
NOR
BUT
OR
YET
SO

25. Ali swims, and Maria plays tennis.
Clause 1 Clause 2
Independent Independent

26. Ali swims, and Maria plays tennis.
Comma before “and”
in compound
sentences!

27. MOREOVER
HOWEVER
OTHERWISE
THEREFORE

28. Ali is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
Clause 1 Clause 2
Independent Independent

29. Bob is handsome; moreover, he is rich.
Bob is handsome; he is, moreover, rich.
Bob is handsome; he is rich, moreover.

30.  “If the relation between the ideas
expressed in the main clauses is very
close and clear without a conjunction,
you can separate the clauses with a
semicolon” .

31. Tom has benefited from his exercise
program; he is slim and energetic.

33.  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 sentence by a
subordinating conjunction

34. Since my friend and I wanted to have fun,
we went to club yesterday.

35. Since we wanted to have fun,
we went to club yesterday.
PredicateSubject
Subordinating
Conjunction
Part that cannot stand alone

36. SUBJECT PREDICATE
SUBJECT PREDICATE
even though

37. Bob is popular
he is ugly.
even though

38. The most common subordinating
conjunctions are "after," "although,"
"as," "because," "before," "how,"
"if," "once," "since," "than,"
"that," though," "till," "until,"
"when," "where," "whether,” and
while."

39. Bob is popular even though he is ugly.
Clause 1
Clause 2
Independent
Dependent

40. Even though Bob is ugly, he is popular.
Clause 1 Clause 2
Dependent Independent

42.  This type of sentence has more than
one part that can stand alone, and at
least one that cannot.
 Conjunctions link the different parts of
this sentence.
Compound-Complex Sentence

43. Since we wanted to have fun,
my friend and I went to club yesterday,
and we danced all night.

44. Since we wanted to have fun,
my friend and I went to club,
and we danced all night.
Subject Predicate
Subordinating
Conjunction
Coordinating
Conjunction
Part that cannot stand alone
Compound-Complex Sentence

45. Ali is popular
he is good looking,
because
he is not very happy.
but

46. To conclude we can say that sentence is a set of
meaningful words which gives us the full expression.
Sentence structure is the way a sentence is arranged
grammatically. The sentence structure of your writing
includes where the noun and verb fall within an
individual sentence.