GUDANG BACA

SENTENCE, TYPES OF SENTENCES AND PART OF SENTENCE

THE MEANING OF SENTENCE

    Sentence is a group of words that arranged and also have meanings or thoughts that can be understood. 

TYPES OF SENTENCES

    Based on the structures, sentences can be devided into four types. 

1. Simple sentence : is a type of sentence that has a simple form or really simple, because consists only by independent clause. Usually, simple sentence has one subject and one predicate (verb). 

e.g : 

I slept. 

Based on the example above, we can see that the subject “I” doing something in the past, sleep. Is that sentence is a simple sentence? Yes, that is. Because simple sentence can stand alone without accompanied by any other sentence. 

2. Compound sentence : is a type of sentence that created by two simple sentence and connected using conjunctions. Without using conjunctions, those sentences can stand alone because they're simple sentence (independent clause). 

e.g : 

She's my sister and he's your brother. 

Based on the example above, we can see that two simple sentence “she's my sister” and “he's your brother" are simple sentences. They can stand alone and it's totally fine. If we want to say “she's my sister” and just say it, it's completely understandable. But, if you want to make something new on your sentence style, you can try to put two simple sentences as one by using conjunction and voila! A new sentence is ready. 

3. Complex sentence : is a type of sentence that has one independent clause and one or more dependent clause. Usually preceded by subordinating conjunction to connecting independent clause and dependent clause as one sentence. Without dependent clause, independent clause can still be understood to mean as a perfect sentence. Conversely, dependent clause cannot stand alone and will show imperfect sentences.

e.g : 

I was sleeping in my room when he arrived.

Based on the example above, we can know that “I was sleeping in my room” is an independent clause, because it can stand alone without any help from dependent clause, but a dependent clause can't stand alone without help from  independent clause. 

4. Compound–Complex sentence : is a type of sentence that combines compound sentence and complex sentence as one sentence. This type of sentence has two independent clause and one dependent clause. 

e.g :

Eventhough it is already late, James is still reading the Harry Potter while Daniel is browsing through his computer.

Based on the example above, we can take a conclusion that the first sentence is a dependent clause and the other two are independent clause. 

Based on how to use the sentence, we can devided into four types as well.

1. Declarative sentence to declare something.
Example : My sister is married.

2. Interrogative semester to make a question sentence.
Example : Do you know where I can get a handbag?

3. Imperative sentence to make a command, give an instruction or to ask something.
Example : Put your book on the table, please!

4. Exclamatory sentence to express a strong feeling.
Example : I really like Anna's dress. I wish I can get one like that. 

PART OF SENTENCE

   As we all know, to make a simple sentence we need more than one word. So at least we need subject and predicate to complete a sentence. Now, let's discuss about part of sentence. Here, we have subject, predicate, object, clause and phrase.

1. Subject is a person who did the action.

2. Predicate is an action or usually we know as verb.

3. Object is something that receive an action from the subject.

4. Clause is a group of words that consists of a subject and a verb.

5. Phrase is a group of words that does NOT consist of a subject and a verb.