Classifying+Sentences

toc =Classifying Sentences According to Structure =

Simple Sentence
 A simple sentence  is one independent clause. It makes one complete thought.  A simple sentence can look like any of the following because they all make only one complete thought:
 * The **elevator will take ** us to the twentieth floor. (simple sentence with one simple subject and one verb)
 * The **elevator ** //or// the **stairs will take ** us to the twentieth floor. (simple sentence with two or more simple subjects, called a **//compound subject//**, sharing one verb)
 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">We can take **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> the elevator to the twentieth floor //or// **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">walk **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> up twenty flights of stairs. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">(simple sentence with two or more verbs, called a **//compound verb//**, sharing one simple subject)
 * **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">You **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> //and// **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">I can take **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> the elevator to the twentieth floor //or// **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">walk **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;"> up twenty flights of stairs. (<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">simple sentence with two or more simple subjects sharing two or more verbs, called **//compound subject and compound verb//** )

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">Compound Sentence
<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">A compound sentence is two (or more) independent clauses separated by a comma and joined by a coordinating conjunction. It makes at least two complete thoughts. Study the following examples:
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">The <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Packers were <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> the underdogs in the Super Bowl game, //**but**// t <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">hey defeated <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> the Steelers by a score of 31 to 25.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">The <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">government <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> of Tanzania <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">is planning <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> to build a highway through Serengeti National Park, //**but**// some local <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">residents worry <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> about the possibility of harmful effects on the wildlife in the area.
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">Team <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">sports are <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> fun for kids, //**bu**//t <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">are kids getting <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> enough exercise from these sports?
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">In 2015 the <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> National Museum of African-American History and Culture will open <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> in Washington, D.C., //**and**// <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> it will display <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"><span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;"> many thousands of African-American artifacts.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">Complex Sentence
<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">A complex sentence consists of one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. The dependent clause can be an adjective clause or an adverb clause. Study the following examples:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">The Empire State Building, which is a 102-story skyscraper in New York City, is the most photographed city sight in the country. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 80%;">(complex sentence with an **//adjective clause//**; if you remove the adjective clause, you will have one independent clause remaining)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Prince William, who is second in line to the British throne, married Kate Middleton in 2011. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 110%;">(complex sentence with an **//adjective clause;//** if you remove the adjective clause, you will have one independent clause remaining)

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Compound-Complex Sentence
=<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 180%;">According to Purpose =

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">Declarative
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">A **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">declarative sentence **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;"> makes a statement and always ends in a period.

Interrogative
<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">An **<span style="color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;">interrogative sentence **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 160%;"> asks a question and always ends in a question mark. //**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Examples: **// <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">How do you expect me to complete all of my homework and bathe the dog in one hour? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Where do you think you are going, Niagara? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Is the mongoose a indigenous to India? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Is kudzo indigenous to Georgia?

Imperative
An imperative sentence makes a request, a command, or a strong command. A request and a mild command always end in a period. A strong command always ends in an exclamation point. //**You**// is always **understood** to be the subject of an imperative sentence. //**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Examples: **// <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Go to jail; go directly to jail; do not pass "Go." <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Do not pass on a yellow line. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Please pass the iced tea. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Get out of my room this instant! <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Leave me alone!

Exclamatory
An ** exclamatory sentence ** shows strong feeling. If often begins with the words //**How**// or //**What.**// It always ends in an exclamation point. //**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Examples: **// <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Grandmother, what big eyes you have! <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Oh, what a beautiful spring morning it is! <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">How difficult that test was!