SENTENCE VARIETY

SIMPLE SENTENCE

·         A simple sentence contains one subject and one finite verb.

          E.g.     Shawn       is             my nephew.

                                      (S)         (V)

                                    All of us      sleep     early.

                                        (S)          (V)

COMPOUND SENTENCE

·         A compound sentence two or more main clauses/ideas which are equal in importance.

·         The clauses/ideas are usually joined together with the use of conjunctions.

E.g.  I was tired     so    I went to bed early.

                                            (main clause)             (main clause)

      

                                            Tina was ill    but    she refused to stay at home.

                                            (main clause)                     (main clause)

COMPLEX SENTENCE

·         A complex sentence contains one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.

·         A main clause is an independent clause. A subordinate clause is incomplete and cannot exist as a separate sentence. 

 

E.g.         She is the girl  whose father died recently.

                                                   (main clause)           (subordinate clause)

                                                   We must work hard  in order to excel in our exams.

                                                     (main clause)                (subordinate clause)

USING SENTENCE VARIETY (UPGRADING SENTENCES)

              Hindi movies are all the same. The new film ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ focuses on good songs and dances. The plot is predictable. Rahul and his best friend Anjali are very close in college. However, they do not show any feelings for each other. Rahul does not realize that Anjali loves him. Anjali feels very sad when Rahul falls in love with someone else. Hence,  she quits college.

              Hindi movies are all the same. Like all of them, ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ is nothing more than a good excuse for a song and dance. It has a highly predictable plot. It is hard to see how a young boy and a young girl, Rahul and Anjali, played by Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, could be such intimate college buddies and yet maintain an innocence in their relationship. Furthermore, it is incredible that Rahul does not realize the love that Anjali has for him, even after she quits college suddenly, upon seeing that Rahul loves someone else. 

See? Now the sentences sound nicer, right? Just try to mix up these three types on sentences in your paragraph and you will write a much better paragraph in your essay. Just try, alright? 

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