Sentence Types: Overview
Simple [S]examples:
• First you need to register for courses. • Have you registered yet? distinguishing criteria: IND: only one DEP: none other: none Compound [P]examples:
• First you need to register for courses and then you need to pay. • Were you nervous before the ceremony or were you calm? distinguishing criteria: IND: at least two DEP: none other: at least one coordinator | Complex [X]examples:
• She said she wasn't nervous at all. • Were you nervous when you took the test? distinguishing criteria: IND: only one DEP: at least one other: at least one subordinator Compound-Complex [PX]examples:
• She said she wasn't nervous at all, but she looked nervous. • Were you nervous when you took the test or were you calm? distinguishing criteria: IND: at least two DEP: at least one other: at least one coordinator and one subordinator |
