Types of sentences

1.

Sentences
Sentences
simple
Simple
complex
compound
Compound
Complex

2.

Simple sentences
unextended
It is raining
subject predicate
extended
He strode off towards the lake.
subject
predicate
secondary parts

3.

Compound sentences
main clause
Spring has come
and
the sun is shining brightly.
main clause

4.

Complex sentences
If you come late, I won’t be able to help you.
subordinate clause
main clause

5.

Subordinate clauses
Reported clauses
Relative clauses
Adverbial clauses
I’ll cal you when I get home.

6.

Reported clauses
No one knows that
No one knows what
he has arrived.
caused the accident.

7.

Relative clauses
defining
non-defining
who for people
The woman who won the prize was called Mrs Taylor.
which for things
The prize which she won was very valuable.
when for times
That was the day when I decided to become a
comedian.
where for places
London is the city where he grew up.
why for reason
That’s the reason why the sitcom is so popular.
whose the possessive of who
She’s the girl whose father is a famous architect.

8.

Defining (identifying)
The box which
that isis on the right has got biscuits in it.
Non-defining (non-identifying)
Mr Smith , who lives next door , writes history novels.

9.

John wrote to me the letter that upset me.
John tore my letter, which upset me.
The boy, whose name was John Parker, has a horse.
It was the meeting
was absolutely unclear.
whose
purpose
the
purpose
of which

10.

Faulty word order in a sentences.
N₁+N₂
Garden
wall
Wall garden
садовая стена
сад,
обнесенный оградой