Structural sentence

The sentence which introduce the structure of a sentence is called structural sentence. It is of 3 kinds:- a. Simple Sentence b. Complex sentence c. Compound sentence (a) Simple sentence : A sentence which has a subject , a finite verb and an object is called a Simple Sentence. *Example: I go to school *Structure: subject + finite verb+ object. (b) Complex Sentence : A sentence which has two or three clauses of which there is a Principle clause and the other clauses are subordinate clauses and all the sentences are connected with connecting word is called a Complex Sentence. * Example: It started raining when I was about to go out. * Structure: Principle Clause + connecting word + subordinate clause. ( In this sentence ÔIt started raining Ô is a principle clause, ÔwhenÕ is connecting word and ÔI was about to go outÕ is subordinate clause) ** In a Complex sentence Subordinate clause is always dependent on Principle clause to express a full sentence. (c) Compound sentence: A sentence which has two or three clauses of which all are Principle clauses and are connecting to each other with connecting word is called a compound sentence. * Example: It is raining and I am going out with my umbrella. * Structure: Principle clause + connecting word + Principle clause