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English for Tourism & Hospitality (102) by Prof. Adel AlSheikh

Sentence types

One way to categorize sentences is by the
clauses they contain. (A clause is a part of
a sentence containing a subject and a
predicate.) Here are the 4 sentence types:
 Simple: Contains a single, independent
clause.
o I don't like dogs.
o Our school basketball team lost their last
game of the season 75-68.
o The old hotel opposite the bus station in
the center of the town is probably going
to be knocked down at the end of next
year.
 Compound: Contains two independent
clauses that are joined by a coordinating
conjunction. (The most common
coordinating conjunctions are: but, or,
and, so. Remember: boas.)
o I don't like dogs, and my sister doesn't
like cats.
o You can write on paper, or you can use a
computer.

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