COMPOUND SENTENCE

                A compound sentence is two or more independent clauses joined together.

KINDS OF COMPOUND SENTENCE :

1. Compound sentence with coordinators

 ( Independent clause + coordinator + independent clause )

 Coordinator : and, but, for, or, nor, yet, so.

e.g : Batman is a hero, and he is successful in catching the criminals in his city.

2. Compound sentence with semicolon (;)

e.g : polan was the first Eastern European country to turn away from communism; others soon followed.

3. Compound sentence with conjunctive adverbs

( Independent clause + conjunction adverb + independent clause)

Conjunctive : also, besides, furthemore, in addition, etc.

e.g : Tuition at a community college is low ; on the other hand, tuition at private.

COMPLEX SENTENCE

                A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses.

THE KINDS OF DEPENDENT CLAUSES :

1. Comlpex sentence with adverb clause (when, while, because, although, if, so, that)

     e.g : Manar can’t go to school because he gets sick.

2. Complex sentence with adjective clause (who, whom, which, whose, that, where, when)

     e.g : he loves that women who wear the red cloth.

3. Complex sentence with noun clause (why, who, where, when, what, that, whether, sometimes, if)

     e.g : whether rainy or sunny I will still play football with my friends.

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE

                A dependent clause used as an adjective within a sentence. Also known as an adjectival clause or a relative clause.

KINDS OF ADJECTIVE CLAUSE :

Restrictive : give important information to NOUN.

Nonrestrictive : only give additional information.

TYPE OF ADJECTIVE CLAUSE :

1. Relative pronouns as subjects (who, which, that)

·         Restrictive : The novel which is on my  brown table is very good to read.

·         Nonrestrictive : Mr. Prayogo who teaches Math in this school, is very kind.

2. Relative pronouns as objects (whom, which, that)

·         Restrictive : The woman whom I saw in the gate of this school is sulkhi’s mother.

·         Nonrestrictive : Bujun Pyu whom we saw yesterday, is a famous dancer.

3.  Relative pronouns in phrases or quantity and quality

 ~ Quantity : some of whom, all of whom, each of which, both of which

·         Restrictive : He gave two answers, both of which were correct.

·         Nonrestrictive : The top students, all of whom graduated with honors, recieved scholarship.

 ~ Quality : the best of whom, the oldest of whom, the most important of which

·         Restrictive : She has three daughters, the oldest of whom is studying aboard.

·         Nonrestrictive : there are many delicious tropical fruits in Indonesia, The most of which I    have never tasted before.

4.  Possessive adjective clauses (whose)

·         Restrictive : Sukma whose father is a doctor came to my house yesterday.

·         Nonrestrictive : Winda , whose husband is Wafa , is a famous singer.

5. Relative pronouns as object of prepositions (for whom, from which)

·         Restrictive : No one had read the book from which he quoted.

·         Nonrestrictive :Mayor Pyle, for whom I voted, lost the election.

6. Adjective clauses of time and place

 ~ Time : when

·         Restrictive : Ramadhan is the month when devout Muslims fast.

·         Nonrestrictive : On November 9, 1989, when the wall was torn down, their lives changed again.

~ Place : where

·         Restrictive : The city where citizens had lived, work and shopped relatively freely was  suddenly divided.

·         Nonrestrictive : The Saudi Arabian city of Mecca, where Mohammed was bron, is the holiest city in islam.