English sentences are categorized into four types based on their clause structure: (1) Simple sentences contain one independent clause with a subject and verb (e.g., 'I speak English'); (2) Compound sentences join two or more independent clauses using coordinating conjunctions like 'and', 'but', or 'or' (e.g., 'I play basketball but my wife plays football'); (3) Complex sentences combine one independent clause with one dependent clause introduced by subordinating conjunctions like 'when', 'if', or 'because' (e.g., 'When you came home, I was sleeping'); (4) Compound-complex sentences combine multiple independent clauses with at least one dependent clause (e.g., 'If I give money, I will buy a car and start a business'). Comma usage varies: compound sentences typically use commas before conjunctions, while complex sentences require commas when the dependent clause comes first.
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Bu'uraalee barreeffamaa - Sentences #english #afaan_oromoo #lifeisbutadreamAdded:
The moon very soon, you know, I see a brighter future. [music] We have found.
Yeah, you know, I am more almost ending you.
Okay. So, Please jump into the lesson.
Good.
So, in English, we have sentence. Sentence means You know, Okay.
It should have a subject and a verb, minimum.
So, we need to have subject and verb, minimum.
Okay.
For example, I, that's subject. I speak.
I speak.
Then, I'm in the good humor, by the way.
>> What do you mean?
The smallest. Okay?
That is sentence.
Another example here.
I usually use you know basketball as an example because I love playing basketball.
I play basketball.
I play basketball.
I play basketball.
You see?
That's a sentence.
Um she speaks English.
She speaks English.
That's what's a sentence. That's a sentence. Okay?
Okay?
We can have simple sentence and we can have compound sentence, um complex sentence and a compound complex sentence.
Okay? Yeah.
>> [clears throat] >> So, this is so simple sentence. Simple sentence.
Um Simple sentence.
have or study It should have subject and a verb.
It should have these two.
I am by the way, I speak, I play basketball.
Uh and the other one is uh it should be complete.
No.
When I play football Okay.
Good.
Look, for Kenya.
Um I speak English.
I speak English.
Is she She speaks English.
Okay.
with John Still Malta, simple sentence, the same.
I and my wife speak English.
I and my wife speak and write English.
Okay.
Still simple leader.
You know, we have closed this Okay, closing I'm going to get it. It's sentence, simple sentence. Okay.
Simple sentence that I got it right.
It's only one sentence.
I mean, one clause. Okay, that's simple sentence.
And the second one is compound sentence.
Compound sentence.
Remove.
How many simple sentences? Two simple sentences.
I get it.
I play basketball.
But my wife plays football.
football football Look, I play basketball.
I need >> She plays football.
Look. We have one simple sentence. I play basketball.
It's independent sentence, independent clause.
Complete My wife subject plays verb.
My wife plays football.
compound sentence coordinating conjunction or, nor, but, or, yet, so.
fan boys if A and and nor we have N B of B uh but you have B cuz uh or O yet you have Y uh so of S So complete your answer but you have to fan fan boys. Fan boys.
boys fan boys Okay. It's a meaning word. It your UFE.
Okay, in this one you do the math. We call it compound sentence.
Compound sentence. You understand any of it or not? We used but.
I play basketball but my wife plays football.
Coordinating conjunction with it or nature that human being or nature.
In this one you do the math. Compound sentence. Very simple, right?
Good.
And the second one is he learns English.
He learns English in English. He and he practices almost in chapel.
Another one is he practices in English chapel.
Um he learns in English.
Okay? He learns English and he practices every day at 10:00 a.m.
Okay?
Compound sentence.
Simple sentence. You do it.
Compound That's compound sentence.
And the third one is complex sentence. Complex sentence.
If one dependent clause comes with one independent clause.
Clothes.
Look.
We have independent clause and we have dependent clause.
Dependent subject The difference is for Kenya.
I play basketball I play basketball It is independent clause.
This one is dependent clause.
When subordinate conjunctions I can I play football I play basketball When I play basketball When I play basketball Before I play football I play football on the way.
I play I'm playing football.
When I'm playing football after I played football If I'm playing football kanafu when if after before although though because That's called dependent clause.
That's independent clause.
See, very simple. It's like a piece of cake, man.
Okay, I want you to properly understand me.
kanafu Let's come back to the complex sentence.
one dependent clause one one independent clause independent complex sentence complex sentence enough. Look.
When you came at the When you came home I was sleeping.
When you came home money This is dependent clause dependent is dependent When you came to the guy I was sleeping with you.
>> I was sleeping with him.
I love you, darling. Who often does that?
Okay, often does that.
That's complex sentence. Issue. That's number one.
Okay, number five. If I give money If I give money, my lucky girl I get it.
If I get money I'll buy a car.
I'll buy a car.
I'm a cook a lot of them being good of them that I do.
You can I still got it.
I love you. You can have the of them that I will eat with none. Human money in complex sentence.
Always we use comma.
Always we use comma if the dependent clause comes in the beginning.
Okay?
True.
I must try that in a comma for you to mirror.
Uh I said this is a lot comma for you to mirror.
True.
You can turn your cover of 92. Of them that I will cover you with figure room.
No have a phone.
Because I'm going to sort of by the way you want to be I'm a racist. Racism is a racist. You can do it.
You can do it.
You got to work on your mini boost and get to work on that trick I will slide that. That's the most we can do.
Yeah, you want to need my liquor get it.
I'm good. You see positive to go now but not true. Who wants some of this stuff by the way?
I'm going to okay. It's good for you.
I apple. If look this one comes in the beginning like this zero No comma.
No comma. Okay, comma.
No comma.
We don't use any comma.
Is that clear?
Is it really Yeah, that's really very important.
Complex sentence. It's like a piece of cake.
Very easy.
Okay. Now, let's move on to compound complex sentence. This is the last one.
Compound complex sentence.
This is uh a sentence that is created when one dependent clause come my close you like that.
Of kind and then you can come. When I play basketball, if I go home. Okay, before I study.
We don't It will give us compound complex sentence.
Compound complex sentence.
If Look, if I give money >> It is dependent. Dependent. Dependent is correct.
So, that's dependent.
I will buy a car.
Okay.
And I will start a business.
Business is You see?
one two This one, three.
Number one is dependent clause.
Okay? Dependent clause.
These are independent clause.
This is another independent clause.
You see?
Okay?
clause This.
As end, by the way, uh compound sentence you only find for and nor but the commas in English English and the commas in English are different.
And I have something you have in your comma in English which is in English you know that one. You know what I'm saying?
Like we have comma. My children will be the one in the group.
We need to use comma before it.
Okay.
And the other one is before we go to school we do the homework, but we don't play.
What is conjunctions?
We go to school.
I'm of the duck another before after when because though although compound complex sentence compound complex sentence be good again Why?
simple sentence simple sentence number two compound sentence number three complex sentence number four compound complex sentence By the way It's a skill English language >> tool guru Connie Connie writing in his conversation by the way is killing I'm a citizen Maru Batani Gala Gala Gala Dr. Google or make a kiss and or maybe the guy who you said it Euro I'm going Buddha in this one case the reason I'm a in Italy with you all together It's related to critical thinking skill.
I love you.
kiss a English social media No.
practice a Gila English Gala a I swear to God Now any video pool I swear video I've been in Gala scene Is it come to simply that is come to compound is come to complex I swear When do you break the news to get to see me?
>> Thank you so much.
Have a nice day. I see a brighter future [singing] [music] we have found.
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