Word- Steem Skillshare - S1W2- Homework Post for @massachussetts

Hello dear friends, teachers and students, it's time for me to submit my homework for the lecture given by teacher @massachussets.
So I will be answering all the assignment questions below:

Question 1

Explain Sentence in your own words and give 5 examples.

Sentence

A sentence is a group of words that are already complete in itself and that conveys a statement, exclamation, question, or command. For a sentence to be complete, it must have at least a subject and also a verb

Examples of sentence

• He walks
• I have joined #club5040
• Everyone wrote well and got good grades
• I have submitted my assignment
• I looked for my notebook in my bookshelf

Question 2

Explain the types of sentences we have and give 3 examples each.

Types of sentence

As I have learnt, we have 4 basic types of sentences, they are:

• Declarative sentence
• Imperative sentence
• Interrogative sentence
• Exclamatory sentence

Declarative sentence

This is the type of sentence that is used to relay a message. It's more like a sentence. It always ends with a full-stop.
For example:

• I love to hear you sing.
• I love to do power up every week
• She doesn't work on Sundays

Imperative sentence

It is a type of sentence that expresses a command, request or advice it may end with a full stop or an exclamatory mark.

Examples

• Leave the matter to me
• please check my work and give your opinion|
• get out from here!

Interrogative sentence

These are the sentences that make use of questions. They always end with a question mark and begins with an interrogative pronouns.
These pronounce include; what, who, when,why, whose, home which which are also known as whquestions.
Examples of interrogative questions

• When did you join steemit
• Who told you about stew in skillshare Community
• why are you so idle

Exclamatory sentence

These are statements used to show reaction or to convey strong emotion or even excitement.
This type of sentence ends with a exclamation Mark.
Examples:

• Wow! I feel so happy!
• What a great day you had!
• Never do that again!

Question 3

Explain the types of sentence structure.

Types of sentence structure

Simple sentence

This is the sentence structure that consists of a single clause having a single subject and a verb
Example

• She arrived late
• She danced around

Compound sentence

This is a structure of sentence that are made up of two independent clauses and that joined by coordinating conjunction, coma and semi-colon.
Coordinating conjunction include: For, And , Nor, But, Or, Yet, So etc.

Complex sentence

This is a group f words containing independent clause, that is complete thought and dependent clause, that is incomplete thought.
A complex sentence is made up of two parts. The part of dependent clause and the part of non dependent clause. Independent clause is known as a complete phrase. It will still make sense without being merged with dependent clauses while dependent clause depends on independent clause to create meaning.

Example

• I love listening to music when I'm bored.

The above sentence contains both dependent and independent clause. The phrase "I love listening to music" is an independent phrase because it still makes a meaning when it is alone. But for the other part of the sentence which is; "When I'm bored", it is a dependent clause . It makes no meaning when used alone.

Question 4

Can a simple sentence have a compound subject? if yes, give 3 examples.

A simple sentence can have a compound subject

Oftentimes a simple sentence contain a compound subject. A compound subject is any subject that has two or more nouns or pronouns.
Examples

• The boy's cloth was stained with ice cream
• He made a flying boat for her
• The pen was kept in a cupboard

From the above examples we see that each one has two or more nouns or pronouns. This is a compound noun in a simple sentence.

Question 5

Can a simple sentence have a compound verb?

A simple sentence have a compound verb

Oftentimes, a simple sentence can contain compound verb. This occurs when two or more verbs are seen in the simple sentence.

Examples:

• Please Sarah, take this away!
• He threatened to take John down
• I was swimming in the river