TYPES OF SENTENCES

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• Simple sentences:

A simple sentence is a sentence which has a subject and a verb.

Examples:

I live in Morocco.

They speak English very well.

I often give my friends present on their birthdays.

They travelled to Agadir last summer.

We are listening to Rai music.

• A compound sentence

contains independent clauses joined by:  and, or, but, so.

 Examples:

I watched a movie, and my brother played computer games.

She was tall, but her sister was short.

They can play in basketball, or go swimming.

It was very cold, so I stayed at home.

• A complex sentence

is a sentence which has a principal clause and one or more subordinate clauses. A complex sentence has always a subordinator, such as: because, because of, due to, as , since

 Examples:

Because it was cold, I put on my coat.

I put on my coat because of the cold.

Due to the cold, I put on my coat.

I put on my coat due to the cold.