TYPES OF

SENTENCE
STRUCTURE
Prepared by : Madel Perez
 SIMPLE
SENTENCE

COMPOUND
SENTENCE
 SIMPLE
SENTENCE
Subject
Verb
Conjunction

My cat likes to eat and loves to sleep.

Predicate no. 1 Predicate no. 2

Subject Object

Dad likes coffee.

Verb
 Verb
Subordinating
Subject conjunction

Chris is a chess player since he was 10.

Dependent Clause
Independent Clause
 COMPLEX
SENTENCE
Made of one independent clause and
one dependent clause joined by a
subordinating conjunctions 55 basic
basic
relative
relative
• We missed our bus because we pronouns:
pronouns:
were late. that, which,
that, which,
• The librarian found the book that is who, whom,
who, whom,
and whose.
and whose.
missing for weeks.
Commonsubordinating
Common subordinatingconjunctions:
conjunctions:after,
after,although,
although,as,
as,because,
because,
before,how,
before, how,if,
if,once,
once,since,
since,then,
then,that,
that,though,
though,till,
till,until,
until,when,
when,
where,whether
where, whetherandandwhile.
while.
 COMPLEX
SENTENCE
Verb Subordinating
Subject conjunction

We missed our bus because we were late.

Dependent Clause
Independent Clause
 COMPLEX
SENTENCE
Verb Relative
Subject Pronoun

The librarian found the book that is missing for weeks.

Dependent Clause
Independent Clause
 COMPOUND - COMPLEX
SENTENCE
Made of two independent clauses
and one or more dependent clauses.

• Agatha went to the mall after calling

Sam and she came back one hour later.
• When dad arrived, mom was cooking
for dinner and I was watching Netflix.
 COMPOUND - COMPLEX
SENTENCE

IC no. 1 DC
S V SC

Agatha went to the mall after calling Sam

and she came back one hour later.
S V
CC

IC no. 2
 COMPOUND - COMPLEX
SENTENCE
DC IC no. 1
SC S V S V
When dad arrived, mom was cooking for dinner
and I was watching Netflix.
CC S V
IC no. 2
1. Because of the pandemic, plenty of people
lost their jobs and students were forced to
undergo online classes.
IC1: plenty of people lost their jobs
IC2: students were forced to undergo online
LET’S TRY!
classes
DC: Because of the pandemic, Identify the
SS: Compound-complex sentence structure
used, IC and
2. Front liners encourage the citizens to wear DC.
masks when they go out.
3. Students are having a hard time to study for
this school year because of the poor internet
connection in the country.
4. Once the vaccines arrive, medical
professional will be the first to use it.
5. When Adele was young, she when through a
lot of heart breaks so she wrote song to express
her feelings. LET’S TRY!
6. Kyle Hanagami is a famous dancer who
choreographs for BlackPink. Analyze the
7. Since March 2020, mass gathering is sentence.
prohibited. So, scheduled concerts where Identify the
postponed. IC, DC, CC,
8.As soon as it aired, Alice in Borderland and SC
ranked number one in Netflix Philippines and
the cast received a lot of compliments.
9. Beverly likes to eat chocolate while walking
to school.
10. After the World War II, United Nations
Organization was founded and peace has been
observed ever since. LET’S TRY!

Analyze the
sentence.
Identify the
IC, DC, CC,
and SC
2. Front liners encourage the citizens to wear
masks when they go out.
IC: Front liners encourage the citizens to wear
masks
DC: when they go out.
SS: Complex sentence

3. Students are having a hard time to study for LET’S

this school year because of the poor internet CHECK!
connection in the country.
IC: Students are having a hard time to study for
this school year
DC: because of the poor internet connection in
the country.
SS: Complex
4. Once the vaccines arrive, medical
professional will be the first to use it.
IC: Medical professional will be the first to use
it.
DC: Once the vaccines arrive,
SS: Complex sentence
LET’S
CHECK!
5. When Adele was young, she when through a
lot of heart breaks so she wrote song to express
her feelings.
IC1: She when through a lot of heart breaks
IC2: She wrote song to express her feelings.
DC: When Adele was young
SS: Compound-complex sentence
6. Kyle Hanagami is a famous dancer who
choreographs for BlackPink.
IC: Kyle Hanagami is a famous dancer
DC: who choreographs for BlackPink.
SS: Complex sentence

LET’S
7. Since March 2020, mass gathering is
CHECK!
prohibited. So, scheduled concerts where
postponed.
IC1: Mass gathering is prohibited.
IC2: Scheduled concerts where postponed.
DC: Since March 2020,
SS: Compound-complex sentence.
8. As soon as it aired, Alice in Borderland
ranked number one in Netflix Philippines and
the cast received a lot of compliments.
IC1: Alice in Borderland ranked number one in
Netflix Philippines
IC2: The cast received a lot of compliments.
DC: As soon as it aired LET’S
SS: Compound-complex sentence CHECK!

9. Beverly likes to eat chocolate while walking

to school.
IC: Beverly likes to eat chocolate
DC: while walking to school.
SS: Complex sentence
10. After the World War II, United Nations
Organization was founded and peace has been
observed.
IC1: United Nations Organization was founded
IC2: Peace has been observed.
DC: After the World War II
SS: Compound-complex sentence LET’S
CHECK!
 LET’S CONSTRUCT A SENTENCE!
Choose one of the sentence structure except for simple sentence,
and tell us something interesting about yourself using that
sentence.
Example: I used to play piano in a band when I was young.
(Complex sentence)
 SIMPLE COMPOUND
SENTENCE SENTENCE

COMPLEX COMPOUND –
SENTENCE COMPLEX
SENTENCE
 ASSIGNMENT:
Read the story “Dahong-Palay” by Arturo Rotor and answer
the following questions:
1. Why do people call Sebio as ‘Sebiong Pasmado’?
2. Why did Sebio go to Tia Binay’s house and describe what is
happening in her house when Sebio arrived.
3. Describe who Merci is.
4. How did Pacio challenge Sebio and for what reason did he
challenge him?
5. Did Sebio win against Pacio’s challenge? How did Sebio
feel about it?
6. Who is Milio what did he do to make everyone laugh?
7. Describe what ‘Dahong Palay’ is and how did it endanger
Sebio’s life?
8. How did Sebio save his life?
9. Why do people stop calling Sebio as ‘Sebiong Pasmado?
 REFERENCE
https://
www.englishclub.com/grammar/sentence/
sentence-structure.htm