Friday, June 15, 2012

Sentence Structure

Simple sentence:

1. Hazel bakes cookies.
2. Martha takes the bus.

Compound sentence:

1. Linda waited for Hashim, but Hashim was late.
2. Mei Ling loves Japan, but Ah Mei prefers Italy.

Complex sentence:

1. While he waited at the bus station, Max realized that the bus was late.
2. After they left the house, Samantha and Violet realized they forgot to turn off the lights.

Compound-Complex sentence:

1. Although I love baking, I haven't had the time to bake lately, and I don't have enough ingredients in my pantry.
2. Even though he prefers to eat with a spoon, he chooses to use his hand in Malay restaurants; however, he is not very good at it.

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