Hello students! Congratulations on completing Years 1 and 2 of American English. Now that you are better prepared and that your American English is stronger, during years 3, 4, and 5 of your American English studies with Maestro Sersea, you will receive a different English grammar lesson each week.
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Lesson 3.27.3 Year 3
Grammar Lesson,
”Type of sentences”.
There are 4 types of sentences.
1) Simple sentences: A simple sentence consists of one independent clause and express a complete thought.
For example: This is my room. My room is clean.
2) Compound sentences: A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clause joined by a coordinating conjunction as, ” and,” ”but”. or ”or”
For example: This is my room and I always keep it clean.
This is my room, but now Iam sharing it.
with my younger sister.
3) Complex sentences: A complex sentence consists of one independent clause and one or more dependent clause, as, ”although”, ”after”, ”since”. ”even though”.
for example, although my room was clean, I told my
sister to clean it again.
after cleaning the room my sister took a
shower.
even though she is younger to me but she
does her work very well.
4) Compound- complex sentence: A compound -complex sentence consists of two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
For example: I cleaned my room, but I forgot to change
my bedsheet, so I will change it as soon I
would reach home.