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Types of Sentences—Classification I
                 Given below are different types of sentences.

                                                            Types of Sentences





                                      Simple Sentence        Complex Sentence      Compound Sentence


                 Let us now learn about each of them in detail.

                 Simple Sentence
                 A simple sentence is one with only one subject and one predicate or one with only one finite verb. For examples:

                    • She speaks loudly.
                    • My brother woke up early in the morning.
                    • We won the match.

                 Complex Sentence
                 A complex sentence is one that contains at least one independent clause and one dependent clause. Complex sentences
                 are easy to identify because they frequently use subordinating conjunctions to connect clauses, such as because, since,
                 or until. For examples:
                    • Many people enjoyed the movie; however, Rohit did not.

                    • He is happy since he retired.
                    • When my aunt visits, the whole family has fun.
                    • Although she ran very fast, she did not catch the bus.
                 Compound Sentence
                 A compound sentence is one that contains at least two independent clauses linked together by a comma, semicolon, or
                 conjunction. An independent clause contains both a subject and verb and constitutes a complete notion. For example:

                    • Katniss in ‘The Hunger Games’ survived in the forest as she was an excellent archer.
                    • She wants to lose weight, yet she eats chocolates daily.
                    • He recently lost his mother, so he is feeling sad.

                 Types of Objects
                 The object in a sentence can be either direct or indirect. Let us understand both.
                                     Direct object    •   a noun or pronoun receiving the action

                                                      •   generally preceded by the verb
                                                      •   does not depend on the indirect object

                                     Indirect Object  •   a noun/pronoun that receives the direct object.
                                                      •   generally preceded by prepositions
                                                      •   depends on the direct object
                 Let us understand using an example:
                                                My cousin brought us freshly-picked flowers.



                                                    Indirect object      Direct object

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