2. Classifications of simple sentences Sentences can be classified according to their structural, semantic and
pragmatic properties. In this lecture we will deal with structural classifications.
One traditional scheme for classifying
English
sentences is by the number
and types of
finite
clauses
: sentences are divided into
simple and composite , the
latter consisting of two more clauses. Composite sentences will be the subject of
the next lecture, and here we will focus on classifications of simple sentences.
Simple sentences are usually classified into
