SENTENCES STRUCTURE ARTICLE
Sentences is a grammatical construction connected by an idea. Sentence structure started by capital letters ended by punctuation such as full stop (.), question mark (?), exclamation mark (!) and etc. Sentence formed by one or more clauses. Definition of sentence types differencied by the structure such as:
1.Simple Sentences
This sentences is the basic sentences, it formed only one independent clause. Down below is the example for Simple Sentences:
- Kiky swims in the pool
- My sister cooked a soup
2. Compound Sentences
Compound sentences contain two independent clauses that connected by coordinate conjunction (so, and, for, but, etc.). Here is for example:
- My uncle work so hard, he sometimes get sick
- Fajar didn't study for the test so he get bad score
This sentences almost the same as compound sentences but complex sentences contain two independent clauses connected by subordinate conjunction (although, when, because, etc.). This following for the example:
- Brila is a strong girl although she is sick
- Indah ate Takoyaki when she is in Japan
Compound complex sentences combination from compound sentences and complex sentences. This following for example:
- Brila went to Mall and then Caca called her, but Brila didn't pick up her phone.
- Indah went to Japan because Ricky missed her, then she met Ricky at the airport.
Source: Sentence Structure https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/clause-phrase-and-sentence/sentence-structure
Cliffs TOEFL Preparation Guide
Exercise page 44
- George (subject) is cooking dinner (verb phrase) tonight (manner of time)
- Henry and Marcia (subject) have visited (verb phrase) the president (subject)
- We (subject) can't eat lunch (verb phrase) in this restaurant (manner of place) today (manner of time)
- Pat (subject) should have bought (verb phrase) gasoline (complement) yesterday (manner of time)
- Threes (subject) grow (verb phrase)
- It (subject) was raining (verb phrase) at seven o'clock this morning (manner of time)
- She (subject) opened (verb phrase) a checkingaccount (complement) at the bank (manner of place) last week (manner of time)
- Harry (subject) is washing (verb phrase) dishes (complement) right now (manner of time)
- She (subject) opened (verb phrase) her book (compliment)
- Paul William and Marry (subject) were watching (verb phrase) television (complement) a few minutes ago (manner of time)
