Sentence Structure Lesson

 By Nate Feldman

Sentence Structure:

*4 sentence types in English.

Simple Sentence: Subject + verb +adjective/noun/prepositional phrase

Ex. My name is Nate.  I am a teacher.  I am in class today. 

I am happy.  Today’s class is good. 

Compound Sentence: Simple Sentence + conjunction + Simple Sentence

My name is Nate.  I am a teacher at ELS Philadelphia.  = My name is Nate, and I am a teacher at ELS Philadelphia.

Nate and Daniel are teachers at ELS.  I teach and speak English.  I am happy and excited today.

I work at ELS.  I have a good time there = I work at ELS, and I have a good time there.

I study a lot.  I get bad grades = I study a lot, but I get bad grades.

I study a lot.  I get good grades = I study a lot, so I get good grades.

I can eat dinner at a restaurant.  I can eat at home = I can eat dinner at a restaurant, or I can eat at home.

You can listen to me, or you can ignore me, but you should listen to me.

I studied hard, for it was an important quiz.

You are not friendly, nor are you helpful. 

I didn’t study, yet my exam was successful. 

Complex Sentence: Independent clause + dependent clause

If you listen to me, you will learn.

If you get the best score, I will give you $10,000!

When you leave class today, please turn off the lights! 

After the class is finished, you can go home. 

When I was at my appointment, the officer told me I couldn’t get the visa. 

When Nate comes to class, he teaches us the lesson. 

Before we have Nate’s lesson, we have a lunch break. 


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