Let's first discuss what a verb and a clause are before moving on to the different kinds of sentences.
Verb: Verb is a word that describes the action, state of being and state of mind. A verb is a very important part of a sentence.
Examples:
1. Shreya laughs a lot. (action)
2. Milk is white. (state)
Clause: Clause means a group of words that will have a subject and a predicate but still it will be a part of a sentence and not a sentence.
Let's see the types of clauses:
1. Main Clause/Independent Clause: A main clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. A main clause can form a complete sentence all on its own.
2. Subordinate Clause/Dependent Clause: A subordinate clause is the one which depends on the main clause for its meaning to get complete.
There are three kinds of sentences:
1. Simple Sentence
2. Compound Sentence
3. Complex Sentence
1. Simple Sentence
Simple sentence is a sentence which has only one verb in it. In simple sentence there will be a subject and a predicate and delivers a complete thought.
Example:
Hardik was late because of heavy traffic.
The above sentence consists of one verb, a subject and a predicate.
was - verb
Hardik - Subject
was late because of heavy traffic. - Predicate
2. Compound Sentence
A compound sentence is one that includes at least two verbs, two or more main clauses or independent clauses, and coordinating conjunctions to connect all of the main clauses.
A compound sentence has no dependent/subordinate clauses.
Example:
The traffic was heavy and so Hardik was late.
The above sentence consists of two verbs, two main clause and a co-ordinating conjunction.
was, was - verb
The traffic was heavy - main clause/Independent clause
Hardik was late - main clause/Independent clause
and so - co-ordinating conjunction
3. Complex Sentence
A complex sentence is one that contains at least two verbs, a main clause, and one or more dependent clauses.
Example:
Hardik was late because the traffic was heavy.
The above sentence consists of two verbs, one main clause/independent clause and one subordinate clause/dependent clause.
was, was - verb
Hardik was late - Main clause/Independent clause
because the traffic was heavy - Subordinate clause/dependent clause.
Let's see few more examples:
1. Going to market, Advaith bought a new bag. (Simple sentence)
- Advaith went to the market and bought a new bag. (Compound sentence)
- Advaith bought a new bag when he went to market. (Complex sentence)
2. Inspite of his illness, he went to work. (Simple sentence)
- He was ill but he went to work. (Compound sentence)
- Though he was ill, he went to work. (Complex sentence)
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