3 Types of Sentences w Exercise

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3 Types of Sentences

• SimpleSentences• Compound

Sentences• Complex

Sentences



Sentences

Simple

SentencesA sentence that consistsof one clause is called a

simple sentence.Here are some simple

sentences.1. I am flying a kite.

2. They are washing the

dishes.



4. The dentist is examining

Susan’s teeth.5. There are a lot of cars on

the road.6. There are some people

walking on thebeach.

7. We are eatin our



studying English right now.

e drinking coffee.

you like sandwiches?

ere are you from?

ere do you come from?s like eating fish and rats.

ins a lot in Thailand in September.you a teacher?

iland is not the largest country in



•Are you a

director?

•Open the door(now)!

(exclamation )•I’m sorry.

•How nice she is!

•There are

many/several

buildings in KRU.



Did you

Know ?

A simplesentence is



Compound

SentencesA sentence that has twomain clauses is called a

compound sentence.

The two main clauses areusually joined by and, or,

but or so

• Some people are rich and

some people are poor.



• Sara is good at history but

she is not verygood at maths.

• Jane opened the door and let Julie in.

• I wanted to borrow John’sbicycle but he

refused.



s good at English, but she is not very good at s

an can speak English and she can speak Japan

up late last night, so I feel very sleepy now.

t study hard, or you will fail the examination.



Complex

Sentences

A sentence that has amain clause and a

subordinate clause iscalled a complex

sentence



The main clause and the

subordinate clause are joined together by

conjunctions such as when,if, unless, before, after,

because, as, that, than.• We’ll miss the train if we

don’t hurry.

• Dad was angry because I



• Unless the weather

improvesdramatically, the match

will be cancelled.• We reached home before

it got dark.• I rang Mum to say that I



The main clause and the

subordinate clause may be joined by relative pronouns

such as who, which, that orwhose.A vet is a doctor who looks

after the health of animals.The camel is an animal that

lives in the desert.



• A laptop is a computer

that you can holdin your hand.

• A vacuum cleaner is amachine that sucks

the dirt out of carpet.They may also be joined

by question words such as

how, what, who, which,



Charlie explained how the

program worked.Have you decided what you

want to be?Do you know who they are?

Nobody knows where the dogis.



Writing exercisesComparing andcontrasting

ComparingTo judge, suggest or

consider thatsomething is similar

or of equal quality to



Example (from Oxford Advanced

Learners’ Dictionary)• The poet compares his lover ’s tongue to

a razor blade.

• Still only twenty – five, she has beencompared to the greatest dancer of all

time.

• People have compared me to ElizabethTailor.

• You can’t compare the two cities –

they’ re totally different.



Contrast: noun [C or U] an obvious difference betweentwo or more things:

• I like the contrast of the whitetrousers with the black jacket .

• The antique furnishing provides an

unusual contrast to the modernity of the building.

• There's a marked contrast between hischaracter and hers.



More example sentences• Their economy has expandedenormously, while ours, by/incontrast, has declined.

• The amount spent on defence is instark/sharp (= in very noticeable)contrast to that spent on housingand health.

• I love his use of contrast (= strongdifferences between light anddarkness) in his later photographs.



Contrasting (more

examples) To compare two people or two things in

order to show the differences between them:

If one thing contrasts with another, it is very

different from it:

The styles of the two film makers contrast

quite dramatically.

If you contrast some of her early writing with her later work , you can see just how

much she improved.

The sharpness of lemons contrasts with the

sweetness of the honey.



Task• Compare and contrast the

following pairs.What are their similarities and differences?

(Try to use all 3 types of sentences learnedearlier)

1. Tigers and Cats

1. Thailand and England1. Apples and Tomatoes

2. Football and Basketball

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ExampleThe Chaopraya River and The

Maeklong River- Both the Chaopraya and the Maeklong are

important rivers in Thailand.

- Both the Chaopraya and the Maeklong riversflow into the gulf of Thailand.

- Both rivers run through several cities andprovinces.

- Both rivers are the major sources of many typesof fish.

- There are many factories and houses along thebanks of the two rivers.

- The Chaopraya river is getting polluted becausethe factory waste is poured into it every day,

and so is the Maeklong river.-



In contrast• The Chaopraya river is originated in the north

of Thailand, whereas, the Maeklong is

originated in the west.• The Chaopraya river flows into the gulf of

Thailand in Samut Prakarn province, but theMaeklong flows into the gulf in Samut

Songkhram province where it is called“Tambon Maeklong”.

• Although both rivers are importanteconomically, the Chaopraya is considered moreimportant, as it is the longest river in Thailand

and it runs through the capital city of Bangkok.• The Chaopraya runs through the central plain

provinces like Chainat, Ayuthaya, PathumThani, Nonthaburi and Bangkok, whereas, the

Maeklong runs through the western regioni lik K h b i R t h b i d

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