1. Declarative sentence:
- "The sun is shining brightly today."
- This type of sentence makes a statement or expresses a fact.
2. Interrogative sentence:
- "Did you finish your homework?"
- This type of sentence asks a question and ends with a question mark.
3. Exclamatory sentence:
- "What a beautiful sunset!"
- This type of sentence expresses strong emotion or excitement and ends with an exclamation mark.
4. Imperative sentence:
- "Please close the door."
- This type of sentence gives a command, instruction, or request. It often starts with a verb and can end with or without an exclamation mark.
5. Simple sentence:
- "She ran to catch the bus."
- This type of sentence consists of one independent clause, expressing a complete thought.
6. Compound sentence:
- "I wanted to go to the party, but I had to study."
- This type of sentence consists of two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction like "and," "but," or "or."
7. Complex sentence:
- "Although she was tired, she stayed up to finish her project."
- This type of sentence consists of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. The dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete thought.
8. Using "however":
- "I wanted to go out; however, it started raining."
- This sentence uses "however" as a transition word to show contrast between two independent clauses. It is separated by a semicolon and followed by a comma.
9. Using a semicolon:
- "I love pizza; it's my favorite food."
- This sentence uses a semicolon to join two closely related independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction.
