SENTENCE FORMATION 1

In our previous discussions,  we elaborated grammatical phrase,  clause and their functions. Now we shall discus the formation of sentence and how it can be used.
We can as well call this syntax because it deals with the combination of words to form sentences. So sit back and enjoy the educating movie.

Sentence in its simple definition is a group of words that makes a complete sense. Or sentence is the combination of clauses.  Under this sentence,  we have types that are related to it.
Some of the types are:

Simple sentence
A simple sentence has only one subject and one predicate,  which mean; a simple sentence is also known as a clause based on the given meaning above.
Examples:
1. His courage won him honour.
2. The way was brightened by the reflection of the moon light.
3. The work is tedious for us to complete.

Compound sentence.
Compound sentence consist of two or more main or principal clause.

Examples:
1. The moon was brightened and we could see our way.
2. She went to bala's shop but she couldn't meet her.
In the above two sentences,  in each of them, consist of two clauses joined by a conjunction tools which if removed; the clauses can stand on their own without depending on the other. So here we can say the clauses are independent clauses. I hope you get it?

Likewise when you say ' night came on and rain fell heavily and we all got very well. I hope you know this sentence contains 3 independent clause? Now let's move on.
Complex sentence.

A complex sentence consist of one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.

Examples:
1. They rested when evening comes. (They rested - main clause,  when evening comes - subordinate clause). In most cases the subordinate clauses can't stand on their own that is why they had to depend on the main clause so we can say they are dependent clauses.

N. B if main clauses are more than the subordinate clauses in an example,  it is a compound sentence but if it's vice versal then we can say it's complex sentence.
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