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[kathswonderworld]

- Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentence (Exercise) -

Hey, welcome back! Have you read the last post? ...Yes, I mean to the end of the post. All the way to the bottom of the post. You have? That's great! Now, why don't you try to answer these questions? Imagine this little exercise as the glue to stick on the material to your head. I will even throw in the answer key down below so you can re-check your answers before you leave. So, don't cheat and try your best. Remember, don't cheat.

Seriously, don't. Be a good civilian and try your best first. Without further ado, let's proceed to the next stage.

Exercise! I. Simple Sentence 1. Among the sentences below, which one is a simple sentence? a. She will do the laundry if you put the dirty clothes in the basket. b. When she went for a jog, Susan came by. c. She is doing her best. 2. Among the sentences below, which one is not a simple sentence? a. She is a great cook. b. I will go out when the weather's clear. c. Gwen is in the restroom. 3. How many clauses are there in a simple sentence? 4. What type of clause is used in simple sentence? II. Compound Sentence 5. What type of clause is used in compound sentence?

6. How many clauses are there in a compound sentence?

7. What are the conjunctions used in compound sentence?

8. Aside from conjunctions what else can we use to connect the clauses in compound sentence?

III. Complex Sentence 9. Mention at least three conjunctions that can be used in complex sentence!

10. What are the clauses used in complex sentence?

Done? Here's the answer key, then! 1. c 2. b 3. one (1) 4. independent clause 5. independent clause 6. two (2) 7. For, and, nor, but, or, yet 8. a semicolon (;) 9. while, when, if, after, although 10. independent clause and dependent clause

Congratulations! You have reached the end of this post! Did you cheat? Did you? Oh, well. You are here now, it's not like I can do anything at this point. Welp, I have tried my best to remind you. See you next post! Bye!

[kathswonderworld]

- Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentence -

When learning a language, it's important to understand how to make a sentence. Because, hey, what use is there in learning a language if you can't use it to argue with someone else in comment sections?

But we are not going to talk about that right now. Instead, what I will be telling you is the three types of sentence.

Simple Sentence By definition, a simple sentence is a sentence that consists of 1 (one) independent clause. Remember, just one. Keep it simple and short and there you have it! A lovely simple sentence. Not really getting it yet? Well, here's an example for you: "Amy went to the market." See, a simple sentence. An independent clause that needs no one else. Write any independent clause and you can make your very own simple sentence!

Compound Sentence If a simple sentence consists of only one independent clause, a compound sentence uses 2 (two) independent clauses! Can you imagine that?! Well, of course you can. Or at least, I hope you can. ...Anyway. Those independent sentences must be connected by one of the FANBOYS (For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So). Gotta make sure they don't try to run away, am I right? So, here are some examples for you: "Our car broke down, so we walked to the supermarket." "She is washing the dishes and her sister is watching a movie." "I don't like her, yet I still talked to her yesterday." Oh, and you can also connect them with a semicolon (;) too! Here's what the sentences will look like: "She is really smart; in fact, she can be compared to Albert Einstein!" "He is smart; however he is the laziest person I've ever met." There you have it! Remember, two independent clauses make a compound sentence. Two independent clauses make a compound sentence. Two-- Okay, I will leave the rest to you!

Complex Sentence A complex sentence is a bit... well, complex. It is a sentence that consists of 1 (one) independent clause and 1 (one) dependent clause. As you might have already known before stumbling into the rabbit hole named tumblr, out of all the places, a dependent clause is a sentence that can not stand alone. Think of a sentence that depends on other sentence. Still confused? Here's a hint: A dependent clause can be identified by the existence of a subordinate conjunction attached to it. Some of the subordinate conjunctions are: if, because, although, after, while, when, and many more. You can always go search for them by typing "Subordinate Conjunctions" on my best bud, Google. Always ready to help, that guy. A sentence like "After the night ends," is unclear if you leave it like that, but if you add an independent sentence like "We can go home.", it became clear that 'we' can go home after it is no longer night. And so, when combined, a complex sentence is born. "After the night ends, we can go home." Complex, ain't it? It's alright; that's part of the learning experience. Here are some other examples of a complex sentence: "When she is writing a letter, a goose snatched the paper away." "She would have won if she was stronger." "I saw a man dancing while he is crying in embarrassment." Hey, you have reached the end of this post! Good job, fellow internet lurker! Now, you have the power of knowledge about the different types of sentence. Congrats! You can either proceed to the next post or continue lurking around as you do before. Well, that's that, it's time for me to send you off to wherever you choose to visit next. I'll see you again if you visit my next post. Bye! (Psst, the sentence above is a complex sentence!)

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English Grammar Simplified

Let us learn about sentence and their types available in English grammar.

Sentences are combination or package of words that come together to express a meaningful and complete thought.

We categorize sentences into different types based on different criteria,

If the categorization is done based on sentence structure we have below 4 types of sentences.

Simple Sentence

Compound Sentence

Complex Sentence

Compound –Complex Sentence.

Let’s try to understand the above 4 different types of sentences in depth.

Simple Sentence

A simple sentence is nothing but an independent clause.

The independent clause stands on its own and provides a meaningful idea which is called our simple sentence.

Before understanding an independent clause let’s understand what is a clause.

A clause is just a language junk that has a subject and a verb.

All sentences are clauses but not all clauses are sentences.

It is possible to have a subject and a verb but it does not stand of its own is called a dependent clause.

The dependent clause provides extra information that is not necessary for understanding the sentence.

Example:

·        I kicked the ball

Here I is subject and kicked is verb

Simple sentences can have a compound subject as well.

Example:

·        Stefee and I kicked the ball.

Stefee and I are compound subjects while kicked is the verb.

Compound Sentence

The second type of sentence among 4 types is the compound one.

As the name suggests it is a kind of sentence that is formed by the combination of at least two independent clauses.

Those clauses are joined by using coordinating conjunction or a semicolon.

Let’s make a compound sentence with an above simple sentence or independent clause.

Example:

I kicked the ball and it hit the dog.

Below two sentences are independent clauses that can stand on their own and they are joined together with the help of coordinating conjunction AND.

I hit the ball.

It hit the dog.

I went shopping; I bought a banana cake.

Below two sentences are independent calluses that can stand on their own and they are joined together with the help of a semicolon.

I went shopping

I bought a banana cake

 There are 7 coordinating conjunctions and an easy way to remember them is FANBOYS

F – for

A – and

N – nor

B – but

O – or

Y – yet

S – so

Complex Sentence

A complex sentence is a combination of a subordinate clause and an independent clause.

Let us understand what is a subordinating clause.

A subordinating clause is a group of words having a subject and verb but does not express a complete meaning or thought.

Example:

As it was raining.

While she was in school.

The above two examples are subordinating clauses as they do not give a complete meaning or thought about something.

These sentences can be meaningful if we combine them with an independent clause.

I came back home as it was raining.

I was studying in college while she was in school.

Compound-complex sentence

The fourth type of sentence is the compound-complex sentence.

As the name suggests these kinds of sentences are the combination of a compound sentence and a complex sentence.

A compound sentence has two simple sentences joined by a conjunction.

A complex sentence has  a simple sentence and a dependent clause or subordinate clause.

So a compound-complex sentence has at least two independent clauses and one subordinate clause.

Example:

I don’t like movies because they are not fact, so I haven’t subscribed to any movie channel.

The sun is shining through the clouds, so I think that we can for a picnic.

The above two examples have one compound sentence and one complex sentence.

[ieltsjonathan]

IELTS Grammar and Vocabulary Correction for Unity and Cohesion - 3

IELTS Grammar and Vocabulary Correction for Unity and Cohesion – 3

IELTS Unity and Cohesion  – Week 3

An aspect of the last week of teaching in Taiyuan, Shanxi Provience , China, has been identifying key a variety sentences structures in a reading passages, and incorporating these into our writing.

One of the most important skills any teacher should process is the ability to get meaning from language that is incomplete or not error free.

A useful tool teachers…

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[ieltsjonathan]

Writing a Letter to Inform

Writing a Letter to Inform

One of the popular tasks in General Training IELTS might be writing a Letter to Inform.

Completing the IELTS General Task 1 might seem easy, but when was the last time you sat down and wrote a letter?

Who was it to?

Why did you write?

What was the purpose and

what did you write about?

Believe it or not, people still write letters in their daily lives. What do you think most people write…

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Vocabulary for any section of the IELTS test - Week 7

Vocabulary for any section of the IELTS test – Week 7

IELTS Vocabulary to learn – Week 7

An aspect of the last week of teaching in Taiyuan, Shanxi Provience , China, has been identifying key words in a text.

For short answer questions, students also practiced predicting the kind of information we expect to look for, in both the reading and listening test, according to the question.

While when looking at longer answers, we considered the…

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[ieltsjonathan]

Practice Using Linking words for the IELTS test - 2

Practice Using Linking words for the IELTS test – 2

Using Linking words for the IELTS test – 2

An aspect of the last week of teaching in Taiyuan, Shanxi Provience , China, has been identifying key linking words in a text, and practicing their use.

For short answer questions, students also practiced predicting the kind of information we expect to look for, in both the reading and listening test, according to the question.

Using linking words…

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Vocabulary for any section of the IELTS test - Week 6

Vocabulary for any section of the IELTS test – Week 6

IELTS Vocabulary to learn – Week 6

It’s getting near the end of my visit Taiyuan, Shanxi Provience in China.

As we are nearing the week of exams, the focus has been on Speaking fluency.

A particular point that we have been working on has been making sure that

the discussion is relevant 

and explanation is attempted

an example is given

as well as a reason.

An important aspect for this…

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