Sentence types and functions

Oleh :

Deby Diantikasari
(1848201093)

PROGRAM STUDI FARMASI

SEKOLAH TINGGI ILMU KESEHATAN
HARAPAN IBU JAMBI
TAHUN 2018/2019
Activity 1
Directions: Identify the sentence type. Circle any coordinating or subordinating
conjunctions. Underline independent clauses once and dependent clauses twice.
Then, explain what function the sentence is performing.

1. Harry Potter was rejected from many publishers before J.K. Rowling found
success.
Sentence type: Subcoordinating conjuction
Function: Complex

2. Even though the patients showed various symptoms, the clinical study found
that lack of sleep contributes to the inability to focus, irritability, and poorer
health.
Sentence type: Subcoordinating and coordinating conjuction
Function: Compound - complex

3. More and more students are relying on online databases to find sources.
Sentence type: coordinating
Function: simple sentence

4. The business analysts proposed higher numbers for next quarter, and they
expect to exceed those numbers the following quarter.
Sentence type: Coordinating
Function: Compound sentence

5. Homeless teens face intense obstacles, but when it comes to schooling, they do
have the chance to receive an education if they enroll in a special program.
Sentence type: Coordinating
Function: Coumpound sentence
Activity 2
Directions: Practice composing your own sentences given the information
provided. Consider what sentence type will be best to express the information.

1. You are telling the reader about three important qualities of a character in a
book.
Sentence:
Beauty and The Beast, have you ever heard of the fairy tale? Must be familiar,
friend. The story of the beauty and the beast fairy tale, which is better known as
the fairy tale of the beautiful and the ugly, is already familiar to the ears of the
Indonesian people. A fairy tale that tells of a prince who is cursed with bad temper
who seeks his true love.

Sentence:
Agree
I planned to clean up the rubbish scattered around the environment so as not to
become dirty and polluted
disagree
I do not agree that Prabowo is not a president because it does not become a one-
month holiday when fasting

3. You are wondering about the types of resources available to students at SJSU.
Sentence:
 Does SJSU offer financial support for study abroad?
 Do I have to speak another language to study abroad?
 What types of study abroad programs are available at SJSU?

4. You are describing a sequence of events.

Sentence:
women wake up at dawn prayer after cleaning the bed, then take a shower and
after bathing get ready to go kekampus to do daily activities on campus

5. You are providing extensive detail about a particular event.

Sentence:
Karma is a supernatural reality television program that was aired by ANTV since
December 24, 2017. The program was broadcast based on Thai television shows
titled Secret of Numbers produced by Workpoint Entertainment. Karma was
guided by Robby Purba as the host and Roy Kiyoshi as the forerunner