Kindis of Sentece & Clauses
Overview
If you want to learn all kinds of sentence and clause then this is for you. here you will be able to understand about kinds of sentences and clauses. what is clause?
Kindis of Sentece & Clauses
What is a Clause?
A group of words that forms a part of a sentence and has a subject and a finite verb of its own is called a clause. The number of finite verbs in a sentence joined by conjunctions determines the number of clauses.
Kinds of Sentences
There are three kinds of sentences as mentioned below.
- Simple sentence
- Complex sentence
- Compound sentence
I. Simple Sentence: A sentence which has only one finite verb is a simple sentence. It may have non-finite verbs, if required. For example-
(i) She is walking.
(ii) He has written a letter to help his son.
II. Complex Sentence : A complex sentence consists of a principal/main clause with one or more subordinate clauses. It means that a complex sentence has more than one finite verb. Sub-ordinate caluses are joined by sub-ordinating conjunctions. For example-
- I know that he is a good man.
- I know the man who was here last month.
- When you do this work, I shall help you with money.
- Compound Sentence : A compound sentence consists of two or more principal clauses. These clauses are joined by co-ordinating conjunctions such as- 'and, but, so, therefore, otherwise, or, else, nor, while, for, whereas, still, yet, nevertheless, however, as well as'.
The clauses of a compound sentence are called co-ordinate clauses. For example-
- My brother came and he handed over money to me.
- She is rich but she is not vain.
- Speak or you will die.
- She is ill so she will not come.
- She is intelligent while her sister is dull.
- It was dark, however we went out.
- He was convicted as well as fined.
- I left for home for I was feeling tired.
- He will speak the truth for he is a truthful person.
- It is cold yet I will go out. Note-In sentences (viii),
- the principal clause is an inference from the co- ordinate clause beginning with 'for'.
More About a Complex Sentence
As stated earlier a complex sentence consists of more than one clause. A Principal clause with one or more sub-ordinate clauses forms a complex sentence. There are three kinds of sub-ordinate clauses joined by their respective sub-ordinating conjunction. For example-
(a) I know that he is a good boy.
(b) I know the man who was here yesterday.
(c) When you do this work, I shall give you money.
These sentences represent three kinds. of sub-ordinate clauses-
- Noun Clause- Noun in Hindi
In the sentence (a) 'I know' is a principal clause.
'that he is a good boy' is a noun clause.
Noun clause explains the verb, noun and pronoun of the main or some other clause. (Explanation)
- Adjective Clause-
In the sentence- (b) 'I khow the man' is a principal clause.
'who was here yesterday' is an adjective clause.
Adjective clause qualifies noun or pronoun as the case may be. (Qualification)
- Adverb Clause-
In the sentence (c) 'I shall give you money' is a principalclause.
'When you do this work' is an adverb clause.
Adverb clause is required to modify a verb, adverb or adjective in the main or some other clause. (Modification)
More about Sub - ordinate Clauses
( 1 ) NOUN CLAUSE
Take care of the rules given below while writing a noun clause
( a ) Use the conjunctions " that , if , whether , when , where , how , why , what ( whatever ) , who , whose , whom , which . '
( b ) Tense of the nounclause should be in the past if the verb of the main clause is - in the past . The tense of universal truth does not change .
( c ) Noun clause should never be expressed in interrogative form .
This pos is bring for you from Shubhresul.in