Eng. 1B

Holper

SENTENCE TYPES SAMPLES

1) Simple sentence:

Caffeine keeps me alive.

Airplane fly over Baghdad.

I stepped in something mush

2) Simple sentence with an appositive:

The Red Caper vanished into the night, a feat only a villain of his status could do.

I heard Chairman Meow, my cat, crying outside.

Venus, a hot and sunny place, set my soul on fire.

3) Compound sentence:

I wore red feathers; she wore teal.

I enjoy chocolate; my little brother prefers boogers.

4) Compound sentence with a conjunctive adverb:

She wore four inch heels; consequently, she took a tumble off the stage shortly after the performance began.

Kareem claims he digs the fro; however, it's all for the ladies.

5) Complex sentence:

If grizzly bears could fly, we would all be screwed.

If I am petite, you're microscopic.

6) Compound-complex sentence:

I bit the lion, and the lion bit back, which explains why I am now in a very dark place.

Octopi occasionally eat other octopi, and if they are old and sick, which is rare, they will eat their own arms.

7) Parallel construction:

To deny yourself is to deny the whole of humanity.

A beautiful young woman should not simply be pawed and groped, but should be delicately caressed.

An oath taken is an oath broken.

8) Periodic sentence:

Across the babbling book, barefoot and pregnant, Lena walked in search of the illusive tree frog.

Deep inside your computer, beyond the tangle of cords and beneath the ancient blanket of dust, underneath layers of corrosion from years of neglect, there exists a processor, your computer's brain.

9) Cumulative sentence:

Coffee is an idea beverage, with its warm, rich taste, stimulating caffeine content, and wonderful aroma.

The Procsche resembled a sleek, dark panther slyly picking out its victim from the group of cars ahead of it.

10) Sentence with dashes:

a) Parenthetical remark with dashes

I giggled—or rather snorted with laughter—after Nina burped.

I cracked—or rather demolished—my rebellious golf club.

I dislike—or rather loathe with a passion—the taste and smell of brussel sprouts.

b) List or dramatic thought at the end of a simple sentence (IC:IC):

The class fell asleep during Dave's jokes: the radio joke, the twins joke, etc.

Just as he jumped from the bridge, I looked down and saw what he had left behind: his watch, a few coins, and a note to the person who saw him jump.

11) Sentence with a colon for expansion on a point:

What he said makes sense: if you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch.

I loved her hands: they had a kind warmth with rough edges harboring memories of gardening.