the types of sentences

Types of sentences

Sentences are made up of clauses.
What is a clause?
A clause is a set of words with its own subject and verb.

They're two types of clause: independent clause and subordinate clause.
Independent clause standalone as a complete sentence.
e.g: "Everyone know that reggae belongs to Jamaica."

Subordinate clause has a subject and a verb but can't stand as a complete sentence.
e.g:  "you never look"

Sentences

Simple sentence
A simple has a single clause.
e.g: I went fishing all day.

Compound sentence
A compound sentence has two or more independent clause joined by comma and conjunction or by a semicolon.
e.g: Kenroy is a very great  soccer player; In 2015  Kenroy was voted the most promising player for 2016.

Complex  sentence
This consists of one independent Clause and one subordinate clause.
e.g: Kino is the son of  judge Peter and  teacher Francis, he goes to school.  

Exclamatory sentence
Shows a loud emotion
e.g: Get in the water now!

Declarative sentence
Gives an idea.
e.g:Ten minutes of exercise definately burn calories.

imperative sentence
Gives an command.
e.g: John look out the window to see  Tony's car.

Interrogative sentence
Asks a question
e.g: Do you love  mango than orange?

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