What are the kinds of sentences (on the basis of structure)? Give Examples.
Difficulty: Easy
Kinds of sentences (on the basis of structure):
- Simple sentence:
A simple sentence has one subject and one predicate
Ali goes to school
His brother is a brave man
Sana is sleeping
(the underline part is the subject)
- Compound Sentence
A compound sentence has two or more clauses of equal rank
A clause is the part of the sentence having a subject and a predicate
Independent clause
A clause which can exist in isolation
Fish swim but birds fly
(clause 1) (clause 2)
Both clauses are independent because both can exist in isolation
Fish swim
Birds fly
Independent clauses in the compound clauses are also called the coordinate clause
Complex sentence:
A sentence which has one main clause and one or more dependent clause
Subordinate clause
A clause which cannot exist in isolation and needs a main clause to complete the sense
They rested when the evening came
(main clause) (dependent clause)
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