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2006-09-15 08:36:28 · 9 answers · asked by Richam 1 in Education & Reference Homework Help

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There are 4 types of sentences

Kinds of Sentences
10h. A declarative sentence makes a statement and
ends with a period.
EXAMPLES Amy Tan was born in Oakland, California.
I couldn’t hear what Jason said.
10i. An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a
request. Most imperative sentences end with a period. A
strong command ends with an exclamation point.

EXAMPLES Be quiet during the play. [command]
Please give me another piece of melon. [request]
Stop! [strong command]
The subject of a command or a request is always you, even if
you doesn’t appear in the sentence. In such cases, you is called the
understood subject.
EXAMPLES (You) Be quiet during the play.
(You) Please give me another piece of melon.
(You) Stop!
The word you is the understood subject even when the
person spoken to is addressed by name.
EXAMPLE Miguel, (you) please answer the phone.
10j. An interrogative sentence asks a question and ends
with a question mark.
EXAMPLES When did you return from your camping trip?
Did the surfboard cost much?
10k. An exclamatory sentence shows excitement or
expresses strong feeling and ends with an exclamation point.
EXAMPLES Gabriella won the match!
How terrifying that movie was!

2. Compound Sentences

A compound sentence is made up of two simple sentences joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction or by a semicolon. For example:

Mary is going to the party and she is wearing her red dress.
I can't speak now, but I will soon.
Over 10 percent of the students dropped out; They were forced out by poverty.

3. Complex Sentences

A complex sentence is made up of a simple sentence and one or more dependent or subordinate clauses. There are three different types of subordinate clauses:


Adverbial clauses are introduced by a subordinating conjunction such as after, although, as, because, before, once, though, until, whether, if, how, while, where, while. For example:
While I was at the bathroom, a big fight started in the dancing area.

Adjective clauses are introduced by relative pronouns such as who, whom, that, which, whichever, whomever, whoever. For example:
You may invite whomever you like to the party.

Noun Clauses are introduced by that, whether, if, or questions words. For example:
It would be interesting to know where Susan is from.

4. Fragments

A fragment or incomplete sentence is a subordinate clause that stands alone, or it is without an independent clause. In written academic English it is never appropriate. However, in spoken English it is very common to use incomplete sentences or fragments. For example:

Why did you miss classes yesterday?
Because I was sick. (I missed classes because I was sick)
Beautiful day! ( It's a beautiful day!)
Found an apartment yet? (Have you found an apartment yet?

2006-09-15 08:47:29 · answer #1 · answered by monicafranklin2 2 · 1 0

Interrogative ( question)
Declarative ( statement)
Exclamatory ( exclamation)
Imperative ( command).

syntactical structure:
Simple
Compound

There also can be:
Run on ( more then one sentence linked to another without punctuation separating them)
Fragments ( Does not have a verb or a complete thought or a subject or can be all three just one or two of them.)

2006-09-15 09:25:06 · answer #2 · answered by Andy 5 · 0 0

By the type of the message the sentencens convey they can be devided as follows:
Interrogative ( question)
Declarative ( statement)
Exclamative ( exclamation)
Imperative ( command).

by syntactical structure:
Simple
Compuond

2006-09-15 09:05:17 · answer #3 · answered by 123321m 3 · 1 0

Statement, question, command, simple sentence, complex sentence, compound sentence, compound complex sentence.

2006-09-15 09:00:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The different types of sentences are simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex.

Chow!!

2006-09-15 10:04:24 · answer #5 · answered by No one 7 · 0 0

Do you mean like statements, interrogatives, and exclamations? What grade are we talking here?

2006-09-15 08:43:36 · answer #6 · answered by HoneyGirl 3 · 0 0

I know Fragments(not a complete sentence) AAAAA i cant remember the others

2006-09-15 08:41:11 · answer #7 · answered by Confused 1 · 0 1

I can remember; declarative, demonstrative and interrogative.

2006-09-15 08:45:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I'm sorry, can you please restate the question?

2006-09-15 08:39:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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