KINDS OF SENTENCES

KINDS OF SENTENCES I. Simple Sentence Definition:A simple sentence consists of an independent clause, so it contains a subject and a predicate.  It does NOT contain either a dependentclause or another simple sentence.

I Simple Sentence

Definition:

A simple sentence consists of an

  independent clause , so it contains

a  subject  and a  predicate  

It does NOT contain either a dependent clause or another simple sentence.

It rained examples

Compound

Subject John and Marry play basketball.

Verb The players dribbled and shot the basketball.

Subject and Verb John and Mary play in the backyard and read

in the house.

Direct Object The team won the game and the tournament.

Predicate Adjective They felt happy and elated.

Object of the

preposition The cat ran under the table and the chair.

O normally appears after subjects and

verbs.

A is normally an optional element

I Simple Sentence

There are 7 patterns

in English are equivalent to those in

Vietnamese

ENGLISH VIETNAMESE

Pattern 1: S V Chủ ngữ + Động từ

The bird sang Máy bay đã cất cánh.

Pattern 2: S V A Chủ ngữ + Động từ + Trạng ngữ

John was playing with great

skill. Chúng tôi leo lên xe buýt.

Pattern 3: S V C Chủ ngữ + Động từ + Bổ ngữ

Your dinner seems ready Họ sẽ trở thành giáo viên.

Pattern 4: S V O Chủ ngữ + Động từ + Tân ngữ

He gave off smoking Chúng tôi trông cậy vào sự giúp đỡ của

bạn.

Pattern 5: S V O A Chủ ngữ + Động từ + Tân ngữ + Trạng ngữ

I took him up the stair Tôi đặt cuốn sách trên bàn.

Pattern 6: S V O O Chủ ngữ + Động từ + Tân ngữ 1 + Tân ngữ 2

She gave me a book Tôi đã gửi cho bạn tôi một tin nhắn.

Pattern 7: S V O C Chủ ngữ + Động từ + Tân ngữ + Bổ ngữ

They left the house empty Anh ta coi bản thân mình là một siêu sao.

II Compound Sentence

B Ways to combine independent

clauses

A Definition

II Compound Sentence

A Definition: A compound sentence is a sentence which have at least two independent

clauses

II Compound sentence

A compound sentence = Independent clause 1 + Independent clause 2 + +

Independent clause n

E.g: He did not do that, for it isn’t the

right thing to do

ii Compound sentence

Punctuation

Sentenceconnectors

Coordinatingconjunctions

Correlativeconjunctions

B Ways to combine independent clauses

II Compound sentence

1 Punctuation: Semicolon ( ; )

E.g: I love cats; they are good companions

Tôi yêu mèo vì chúng là những người bạn

đồng hành tuyệt vời

Moreover, furthermore, in addition, additionally, also, besides

Nevertheless, besides, still, in contrast,

II Compound sentence

Result

2 Sentence Connectors

a Clause 1; Connecting adverb, Clause 2

E.g: Hurry up; otherwise, you will be late for school.

b Clause 1; Subject 2; Connecting adverb…

E.g: Hurry up; you; otherwise will be late for school.

ii Compound sentence

c Clause 1; Clause 2, Connecting adverb E.g: Hurry up; you will be late for school,

otherwise.

Nhanh lên, nếu không bạn sẽ bị trễ học.

ii Compound sentence

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So FANBOYS

E.g: She is very smart, yet she does not enjoy school

Cô ấy rất thông minh thế nhưng lại không thích học

3 Coordinating conjunctions

ii Compound sentence

Either…or

Neither…nor

Both…and

Not only…but also

E.g: Not only does she study well, but she is also a good cook

Cô ấy không chỉ học giỏi mà còn

nấu ăn ngon

4 Correlative Conjunctions:

Our car broke down; we came last

Xe của chúng tôi bị hỏng nên chúng tôi

Hãy nhớ mang theo dù, nếu không bạn

sẽ bị ướt đó

Remember to bring an umbrella,

otherwise you will get wet

Mặt trời mọc và sương dần tan

The sun rises and the fog clears up

ii Compound

sentence

More examples

III Complex Sentence

Although / Even though / Though

After / Since / Until /While / As / Before / When

If / Because / Unless

Whenever / Whereas / Wherever

III Complex Sentence

B Subordinators

Who/ Whom/ Whose/ Which/ That

iii Complex sentence

You should think about money saving from now (independent clause) if

(subordinator) you want to study

abroad (dependent clause).

Example:

iii Complex sentence

The dependent clause always begins with

a subordinating conjunction and that the clauses are separated by a comma

NOTE:

E.g: Although he was wealthy, he was still unhappy ( Dependent clause)

ii Complex sentence

o (Relative clause) The boy who is watching

TV is my brother (Dependent clause)

o (Noun clause) I don’t understand what she

says.

o (Adverbial clause) By the time I finished,

I was very tired.

More examples

ii Complex sentence

o (Participle clause) Walking all day long,

she felt tired

o (Infinitive clause) Rosie loves to plan

parties.

More examples :

Translation 1 textbook Wikipedia

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