Types of sentences

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Types of sentences

Conflict is present everywhere in the world around us. We experience conflict on a daily basis, and it can be minor or major.

Conflict in a story is a struggle between opposing forces. Characters must act to confront those forces and there is where conflict is born. If there is nothing to overcome, there is no story. Conflict in a story creates and drives the plot forward.

Compound complex sentence

This situation results from a protagonist working against what has been foretold for that person. While this conflict was more prevalent in stories where gods could control fate, such as in ancient Greek dramas, there are still examples of this type of conflict in more contemporary literature.

After the two soccer players lost their game, they joined their other teammates for lunch, and they went to the movies.

One or more dependent clauses

Since in real life we can't say that such examples of man versus supernatural, there are some superstitions that can influence a person's life.

Give examples of these superstitions.

Two or more independent clauses and

Give examples of man versus fate conflict in a literary work.

Complex sentence

A more contemporary type of conflict, this situation results from humans involved in a struggle with man-made machines. This is an external conflict.

After eating lunch at The Cheesecake Factory, Tim went to the gym to exercise.

Two dependent clauses

As this conflict is more science fiction based, in real life we can't find such examples.

However, as technology became a big part of our lives there are some situations that man made machines affects our lives.

Find such examples.

Relative pronoun

Who, which, that...etc

Subordinating conjunction

Is located at the beginning of the sentence

Although, after, because, since, when..etc

One independent clause and

Give examples of man versus machine conflict in a literary work.

Compound Sentence

In this type of conflict, a character is tormented by natural forces such as storms or animals. This is also an external conflict.

A compound contains two simple sentences.

Give examples of man versus nature conflict in the real world.

Two independent clauses

Give examples of man versus nature conflict in a literary work.

They spoke to him in Spanish, but he responded in English.

coordinating conjunction

For, and, but, nor, or, yet, so

Simple sentence

A situation in which two characters have opposing desires or interests. The typical scenario is a conflict between the protagonist and antagonist. This is an external conflict.

Compound structures

Give examples of man versus man conflict in the real world.

Compound prepositional phrase

The llama spit at the man's head

Compound direct object

The green dish hit the ground

Compound verb

Alex goes to library and studies every day

Compound subject

Rose and peter like to study in the morning

One independent clause

Give examples of man versus man conflict in a literary work.

Example

The baby laughed

Expresses a complete thought

Has a subject and a verb