Diagramming Complex Sentences: A visual Approach to English Grammar by Mira Saraswathi Chandrasekar & Ramachandran A

Author:Mira Saraswathi Chandrasekar & Ramachandran A
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Vijaya Online Academy
Published: 2017-05-15T07:00:00+00:00

A sentence is classified as

A simple sentence.

A complex sentence.

A Compound sentence.

A simple sentence has only one clause which is also the main clause. Thus a simple sentence has only one verb in the entire sentence.

A complex sentence has two or more clauses. One of them will be the main clause and all the other clauses will be subordinate clauses. A com0plex sentence will have as many evrbs as there are clauses.

A compound sentence also has two or more clauses. However, each clause is a main clause and is linked by a conjunction.

For example, consider these sentences:

John enjoys playing football. - A simple sentence – There is only one clause – the bverb here is ‘enjoys’.

People who reach their potential think in terms of improvement – A complex sentence – there are two clauses here – who reach their potential - is the dependant clause – People think in terms of improvement – Main clause.

If you have the money, you can travel – a complex sentence

Eat fruits and enjoy a healthy life – a compound sentence – Eat fruits – one sentence – Enjoy a healthy life – second sentence – ‘and’ is the conjunction.

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