Mulugeta Ymesghen

ELA project 7th period10/10/13

SIMPLE SENTENCE• A simple sentence, also called an independent

clause, contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought.

Example sentence- Ben and Michael play soccer every afternoon.

COMPOUND SENTENCE• A compound sentence contains two

independent clauses joined by a coordinator. The coordinators are as follows: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

example sentence- I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak English.

COMPLEX SENTENCE• A complex sentence has an independent clause

joined by one or more dependent clauses. example sentence- The teacher returned the homework after she noticed the error.

COMPLEX - COMPOUND SENTENCES

• Finally, sentences containing adjective clauses (or dependent clauses) are also complex because they contain an independent clause and a dependent clause.

example sentence- The house which Abraham Lincoln was born in is still standing.

DECLARATIVE SENENCEA declarative sentence is a statement.Example sentence-this is my book.

IMPERATIVE SENTENCE

A Imperative sentence make a command.Example-Go clean your room.

EXCLAMATORY SENTENCEan exclamatory sentence to express strong

feelingExample sentence-I love bugs.

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE

• It asks a question.Example sentence-Where do you live?