English in Use/Sentences Overview

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Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Phrases 1.2 Clauses 2 Forms 2.1 Simple 2.2 Compound 2.3 Complex 2.4 Compound-complex 3 Purposes 3.1 Declarative 3.2 Imperative 3.3 Interrogative 3.4 Exclamatory 4 Sentence diagrams

[edit] Introduction

This section will serve as a basic overview of sentences. Each topic will be discussed in more detail in subsequent chapters.

[edit] Phrases

[edit] Clauses

[edit] Forms

There are three forms of a sentence: simple, compound, and complex, and one combined form: compound-complex.

[edit] Simple

[edit] Compound

[edit] Complex

[edit] Compound-complex

[edit] Purposes

Sentences are created for four main reasons: to declare, to command, to question, and to exclaim.

[edit] Declarative

[edit] Imperative

[edit] Interrogative

[edit] Exclamatory

[edit] Sentence diagrams