How many types of sentence structures are there in English?
4 (four)
A sentence that contains only one subject and one verb is called a ... sentence.
simple
What word(s) can occupy the subject position of a sentence?
Noun / Pronoun
... is the action word that describes what the noun is doing.
Verb
"This study investigates two middle-class women's gender identities." The sentence is an example of ... sentence.
simple
The conjunction "and, or, but" is used to connect at least two subjects and two verbs in a ... sentence.
compound
"Chelsea hurried to the store to get milk, eggs, and ham for that evening's meal, but it was closed because of a power outage." The sentence is an example of ... sentence.
compound
A ... sentence connects a dependent clause with an independent clause.
complex
... clauses contain a subject and a verb but do not express a complete thought.
dependent
Dependent clauses need to be connected to an ... clause (a simple sentence), in order to express a complete thought.
independent
"Even though the data demonstrates that Australian financial institutions have a high success rate, regular customers are missing out on significant investing possibilities." The sentence is an example of ... sentence.
complex
"I woke up at six o'clock because I had to hit the gym, but I was too tired to get out of bed." The sentence is an example of ... sentence.
compound-complex
