Types of Sentences and Grammatical Functions

Simple Sentences(1MC)

Mary and Samantha took the bus.

Joe waited for the train.

Compound Sentences(2 OR MORE MC connected by conjunctions: and or but)

Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon, and they left on the bus before I arrived.

Mary and Samantha left on the bus before I arrived, so I did not see them at the bus station.

A Complex Sentence(1 mc + 1 or more subordinate c)

Because Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon, I did not see them at the station.

I did not see them at the station because Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon.

Compound-Complex Sentence(2 mc + 1 or more subordinate c)

Kate doesn’t like cartoons because they are loud, so she doesn’t watch them.

As I put my coat on, I looked out the window, but I couldn’t see any rain

Grammatical Form: Noun, Noun Phrase, Noun Clause

Functions:

Head of Subject:

Mary doesn’t want to go to school.

Subject of Complement:

My uncle is a lawyer.

Direct Object:

My sister likes flowers and chocolates

Object Complement:

My parents name my sister Helen

Indirect Object:

I brought her some presents

Prepositional Complement/ Object of Preposition:

She lives on (Preposition) 7 Welcher Avenue (prepositional complement)

Noun Phrase Modifier:

My mother lost her gold (modifier) ring (Noun Phrase)

Determinative/Possessive Clitic/Apostrophe:

The teacher’s folder was stolen yesterday

Appositive:

London, the capital of England, is an amazing place.

Adverbial:

He is riding home (NP) Adverb of place

Grammatical Form: Verb, Verb Phrase Functions:

Verb Phrase Head:

Diana {eats (VP) pizza (NP)} VP every weekend.

Predicate:

Rose {(has lost) VP (wallet) NP}VP

Noun Phrase Modifier:

I left (the fruits) NP (to sell) MO in the refrigerator.

Verb Phrase Complement:

He promised to come back

Adverbial:

To climb a mountain, you have to do a list about the important things to take with.

Nominal Functions

Subject:

Driving fast is a bad habit.

Subject Complement:

Their dreams are having a lot money and traveling.

Direct Object:

My brother enjoys playing in his cellphone.

Object Complement:

My sister considered her favorite job walking dogs.

Indirect Object:

My parents are giving buying another house great importance.

Prepositional Complement/ Object of Preposition

I talked about changing the schedule class.