SENTENCE

Simple, Compound,
Complex and Compound
Complex
STRUCTURE Kathryn Swift adapted
from Dr. Richa Goyal
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PARTS OF SPEECH

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 SENTENCE!?
Start? How to tell?

I work for ADU.

End? Punctuation marks that mark end of sentence

I work for ADU.

Who do you work for?

We both work for ADU!

Components: subj, verb…..meaning

I went out on the bike.

Dependent vs. independent?

I went out on the bike that Mary bought me for my birthday.

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1. SIMPLE
Components
Length # of words
Variations: 4 varieties
Examples:
Amna has decided to study chemical engineering.
Can you pass me that book?
Stop!
After many years trying to find out the reasons behind her
negative attitude, Amna gave up and carried on living in the
same way.

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SIMPLE-VARIETIES-
EXAMPLES
With simple subject & simple verb
Ahmad took the long way to get to his destination

With compound subject

 Amna and Aliya worked hard to score these high grades in the final year.

With compound verb

 They worked hard to achieve these results and qualify for the government
sponsored program.

 With compound subj & compound verb

 Amna and Aliya worked hard to score these high grades and qualify for the
government sponsorship.

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SIMPLE PRACTICE – MATCH
THE EXAMPLE SENTENCES TO THE
TYPE OF SENTENCE
Everyone jumped up when they
Simple Subject & Simple Verb heard the National Anthem.
Katie enjoys watching Netflix
Compound Subject on a Monday night
The students and lecturers were
Compound Verb delighted to be given free Starbucks.

Katie and her class thought carefully

Compound Subject & Compound Verb about the examples before deciding
the answers

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SIMPLE - OVER TO YOU!
Work in your pair make
these sentence types:
Simple subject & simple verb

Compound subject

Compound verb

Compound subject & Compound verb

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2. COMPOUND

Components:
2 subjects
2 verbs
Connector or semi colon
3 variations:
With coordinating conjunctions
With semi-colon
With conjunctive adverbs

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COMPOUND-EXAMPLES
There are 3 ways to make a compound sentence:
1. FANBOYS –any
2. Semi-colon
3. Conjunctive adverbs (also need a semi-colon)

Look at these 3 sentences below and decide if they are number 1 or 2

or 3 above.
Hanane didn’t take notes in the last class; she borrowed Alliya’s notes
for studying for the exam.

Alliya couldn’t make it to class on time; however, the teacher allowed

in for the rest of the lesson.

Hamda couldn’t access her assignment on Blackboard, so she ran to

Lama’s house to ask her for a print out of the assignments paper.

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FANBOYS
Put FANBOYS here:

For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
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AND CONJUNCTIVE
ADVERBS HERE!
Hit the internet – let’s see which pair can find the most conjunctive
adverbs in 5 minutes.

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 COMPOUND – OVER TO
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Here is your topic: Being healthy
You have to make a being healthy story using the 3 types of compound
sentences.
Here is Katie’s example:
In the morning I drink a yummy smoothie and make a healthy lunch. It is
important that I start my day like this; otherwise, I will feel rubbish by the
end of the day. Yesterday I didn’t stick to my normal routine; by the end of
the day I had a horrible headache.
My Example:
As soon as I wake up, I write in my journal; moreover, I do some yoga. I
make my own breakfast, so I can have it as healthy as possible. If I don’t
cook my own food; I am not comfortable with eating it.

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3. COMPLEX
Components:
2 subjects
2 verbs
Subordinating conjunction dependent and independent clauses

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COMPLEX-EXAMPLES
Highlight the 2 subjects blue, the 2 verbs green and the subordinating
conjunction red!
Although Alliya was not satisfied with her job as a teacher, she persevered and
became school principle.
Whenever I meet Hamda, I get positive energy from her.
She became more attached to her neighbor as they used to share a lot of things.
Although it rained last night, the weather didn’t become cool.
Because the exams take place in the 14th week of classes, most teachers give
extra practices the week before.

Can you see the grammar rule? What happens with the comma?

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 PUT SUBORDINATING
CONJUNCTIONS HERE!
Hit the internet – let’s see which pair can find the most subordinating
conjunctions in 5 minutes.

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 COMPLEX – OVER TO
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Here is your topic: The UAE
You have to make a short UAE story using complex sentences. Make
sure one of the sentences has the subordinating conjunction at the start
of the sentence (so you need a comma in the middle of the sentence)
and one of the sentences has the subordinating conjunction in the
middle of the sentence so you don’t need the comma.
Here is Katie’s example:
I absolutely love living in the UAE because of my fabulous students.
Whenever I am having a tough day, I get energy from my students.
Your example:
As much as I love to travel, I love living in the UAE. It is interesting to
live here because the UAE is such a big cultural hotspot. Although the
climate here is quite is extreme, the UAE has its own beauty in terms of
fun activities.
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4. COMPOUND COMPLEX

Components:
3 subjects
3 verbs
2 connectors using one of these combinations:
a. one coordinating conjunction & subordinating conjunction or
b. one conjunctive adverb & one subordinating conjunction or
c. a semi colon and a subordinating conjunction

So this is THE BIG SENTENCE.

What element do all 3 have in common?

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COMPOUND COMPLEX-
EXAMPLES
Highlight the Subordinating Conjunctions red (remember they all must have a
subordinating conjunction), coordinating conjunctions blue and conjunctive adverbs in
green.

Although she came late to class, the teacher allowed her in, for she knew about her
family issues.

Lama decided to study medicine as she was good at biology; however, she was not
able to achieve good results in her first two years at the university.

Alliya gave up her scholarship; she regretted it when she knew about the costs of
education in the UK.

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 COMPOUND COMPLEX –
OVER TO YOU
Here are your topic choices: Corona Virus / Online education / Electronic
Cars / Reality TV
Pick 2 of the topics. You have to make 2 compound complex sentences.
Here is Katie’s example:
1. Corona Virus
Since cases of Omicron are going down, my students have returned to face-
to-face classes; nevertheless, we are still keeping a 1 meter social distance.
2. Reality TV
Reality TV is destroying the entertainment industry because high quality TV
shows are not being produced, yet millions or people watch them everyday.

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 COMPOUND COMPLEX –
OVER TO YOU
Here are your topic choices: Corona Virus / Online education /
Electronic Cars / Reality TV
Pick 2 of the topics. You have to make 2 compound complex sentences.
My examples:
1. Although most people prefer reality shows with the concept of
thriller, drama or even comedy; however, quite a lot of people enjoy
shows that center knowledge. This is a sad reality of todays world.

2. Electrical cars are a product of our innovative technology. Even

though they are quite expensive, they are environmentally friendly, for
they help us in persevering our fossil fuels.

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