Types of Sentence Narrative

example

A grandmother and 5 Years-old Boy Died Because of Landslide

Berita.com, Kebumen: Family of grandma Sutiyem cried when she was removed from the heap of soil that befell her body by SAR team. The landslides often occurred in Krakal Vilage, Kebumen, Central Java, but this time the damage caused quite worse.

As reported by Evening News IndoTV, Tuesday (11/25/2014), heavy rains that occurred on Monday night, 24 November eroded soil and caused landslides that pile up 6 houses. A grandmother became victims of the disaster. She could not save herself because she was asleep when the landslide came.“It happened so fast. Even I could not save anything,” said one of the victims whose home was buried in the ground.

Meanwhile in Cililin region, West Bandung, West Java, A number of houses collapsed due to heavy rains that eroded settlements’ soil there. This incident caused a 5 year-old boy died buried under the ruins of the house. While his father suffered serious injuries and father had to receive treatment in Cililin hospitals.

Landslides also occurred in the District of Coastal Tassel, Pekan Baru, Riau. It caused a school building collapsed due to buried in the ground. But this incident made the schools was forced to dismiss the learning activity until conditions getting better. Besides landslides, thousands of homes were flooded due to overflowing of Siak River. Fortunately, there were no fatalities in this incident. (AN / Sun)

Tornado Destroyed Houses in Jember and Bali

Berita.com, Jember: Torrential rains accompanied by strong winds destroyed dozens of homes. People who are living in a village in Jember, East Java did not believe that their homes were destroyed because of a tornado.

As shown in IndoTV Afternoon News, Thursday (20/03/2014), when the incident took place, the people overloaded by fleeing, “The wind was so strong we all ran out of the house because the roof and tiles scattered,” said a villager. The residents whose houses broken have to evacuate to a neighbor’s house whose house survived from tornado. The incident resulted loss up to tens of millions dollars.

Meanwhile, a tornado knocked down power lines and a number of trees in Denpasar Street, Gilimanuk, Bali. As a result, electricity and telephone were disconnected. Strong winds also destroyed a temple there. “The strong winds knocked down the fences outside and flew roof’s temple” said one of residents.

According to BMKG Region III Denpasar, Bali, The strong winds that occurred in Bali called gusty wind which has speed 34 knots per hour (AN)

Didi Petet Died

Veteran actor Didi Widiatmoko, popularly known as Didi Petet, Didi Petet died at the age of 58 at his residence in Sasak Tinggi, Ciputat, South Tangerang, on Friday morning. Didi’s niece Muthia Kautsar said that Didi, who starred in a number of comedy and drama films in the 1980s and 1990s, collapsed and lost consciousness when attending an expo in Milan, Italy, recently. “He just arrived home on May 10 after attending the exhibition.

In that city, he collapsed and lost consciousness and returned home in a wheelchair,” she said. On Tuesday, Didi was taken to Bandung for treatment. Muthia said no diseases were detected but he died on Friday. Didi’s body is laid out in his residence on Jl. Bambu Apus in Sasak Tinggi, Ciputat, South Tangerang. It has yet to be decided when and where he will be buried.

The Biggest Insect was Found – An Example of News Item Text

An explorer has found the biggest insect ever on record – so large it can scoff a carrot. The insect is called a Weta Bug and has a huge wing span of seven inches and weighs as much as three mice. An entomologist Mark Moffett, 55, discovered the cricket-like creature up a tree on New Zealand’s Little Barrier Island. He spent two days searching for the creepy crawly which were thought to be extinct after Europeans brought rats to the island many years ago.“This became all the more amazing when we realised that this was the largest insect recorded.” Mark said.

Cows Crashed a Party – Funny News Item Example

BOXFORD, Mass. – Six cows crashed a party in Massachusetts and stole the beer, police said. The cows escaped from a nearby farm and headed straight to the graduation party. One of the attendees called 911. The homeowner told his daughter the revelry had gone too far. “She came inside and said, ‘Dad there’s a cow outside,’” Kevin Spencer said. “And I says, ‘That’s it. Party’s over.”

Police said the cows were actually drinking the beer left on the picnic table. “They enjoyed it. They went right for the beer,” Lt James Riter said. “When one was done they’d knock another one over and take care of that beer.” Officers steered the cows back to their farm.

Indonesian maid beheaded in Saudi Arabia

An Indonesian housemaid has been executed in Saudi Arabia after being convicted of killing her employer, the maid was earlier found of suffocating her female boss and stealing her jewellery, the Saudi Interior Minister said.   The woman was beheaded in the Southern Asir province in what was the second execution in the country.

Rape, murder and other serious crimes can carry the death penalty in the conservative desert kingdom. Last year, Saudi Arabia, which follow a strict intepretation of Syaria, Islamic law executed more than 130 people.

          Simple Sentence

Compound Sentence

Complex Sentence

Compound – Complex Sentence

A.     Simple Sentence

1          1.      A grandmother became victims of the disaster.

S₁                   V₁

                S₁ + V₁ → Simple Past → Main Clause

·         1MC → Simple Sentence

       2.     The incident resulted loss up to tens of millions dollars.

S₁         V₁

        

                 S1 + V1 → Simple Past → Main Clause

·         1MC → Simple Sentence

3          3.    Didi Petet died at the age of 58 at his residence in Sasak Tinggi, Ciputat, South

S₁             V₁

   Tangerang, on Friday morning.

  

   S₁ + V₁ → Simple Past → Main Clause

·         1MC → Simple Sentence

4          4.   He just arrived home on May 10 after attending the exhibition.

S₁            V₁

   

S₁ + V₁ → Simple Past → Main Clause

·         1MC → Simple Sentence

5.     Didi was taken to Bandung for treatment.

S₁              V₁

S₁ + V₁ → Simple Past → Main Clause

·         1MC → Simple Sentence

B.     Compound Sentence

1.      The landslides often occurred in Krakal Vilage, Kebumen, Central Java, but

S₁                     V₁                                                                            Con.

this time the damage caused quite worse.

S₂                     V₂

S₁ + V₁ → Simple Past → Main Clause

Conjuntion → S2 + V2 → Simple Past → Main Clause

·         2MC → Compound Sentence

2.      She could not save herself because she was a sleep when the landslide came.

S₁         V₁                                Con. S₂   V₂

S₁ + V₁ → Simple Past → Main Clause

Conjuntion → S2 + V2 → Simple Present → Main Clause

·         2MC → Compound Sentence

3.      Muthia said no diseases were detected but he died on Friday.

   S₁      V₁                                             Con. S₂ V₂

S₁ + V₁ → Simple Past → Main Clause

Conjuntion → S2 + V2 → Simple Past → Main Clause

·         2MC → Compound Sentence

4.      It has yet to be decided when and where he will be buried.

S₁ V₁                                       Con.           S₂ V₂

S₁ + V₁ → Simple Past → Main Clause

Conjuntion → S2 + V2 → Simple Present → Main Clause

·         2MC → Compound Sentence

5.      The insect is called a Weta Bug has a huge wing span of seven inches and Weta Bug

  S1            V1                                                                                        Con.    S2

 weighs as much as three mice.

               V₂

S₁ + V₁ → Simple Past → Main Clause

Conjuntion → S2 + V2 → Simple Past → Main Clause

·         2MC → Compound Sentence

C.     Complex Sentence

1.      Meanwhile in Cililin region, West Bandung, West Java, A number of houses

Sub.Con.                                                         S₁

collapsed due to heavy rains that eroded settlements’ soil there.

                V₁                                        S₂    V₂

Sub. Conjuntion → S₁ + V₁ → Simple Past → Main Clause

S2 + V2 → Simple Past → Sub Clause

·         1MC + 1SC → Complex Sentence

2.      While his father suffered serious injuries and father had to receive treatment in

Sub.Con. S₁            V₁                               Con.  S₂     V₂

Cililin hospitals.

Sub. Conjuntion → S₁ + V₁ → Simple Past → Main Clause

S2 + V2 → Simple Past → Sub Clause

·         1MC + 1SC → Complex Sentence

3.      Meanwhile, a tornado knocked down power lines and a number of trees in Denpasar

Sub.Con.           S₁           V₁

Street, Gilimanuk, Bali. As a result, electricity and telephone were disconnected.

   Con.                S₂           V₂

Sub. Conjuntion → S₁ + V₁ → Simple Past → Main Clause

S2 + V2 → Simple Past → Sub Clause

·         1MC + 1SC → Complex Sentence

4.      This became all the more amazing when we realised that this was the largest insect

 S₁        V₁                                    Sub.Con. S₂    V₂

recorded.

S₁ + V₁ → Simple Past → Main Clause

Sub. Conjuntion → S2 + V2 → Simple Past → Sub Clause

·         1MC + 1SC → Complex Sentence

5.      When we was done they’d knock another one over and we take care of that beer

Sub.Con. S₁ V₁                                                                 S₂  V₂

Sub. Conjuntion → S₁ + V₁ → Simple Past → Main Clause

S2 + V2 → Simple Past → Sub Clause

·         1MC + 1SC → Complex Sentence

D.     Compound – Complex Sentence

1.      Landslides also occurred in the District of Coastal Tassel, Pekan Baru, Riau. It caused

        S₁                  V₁                                                                                          S₂   V₂

a school building collapsed due to buried in the ground. But

                                                                                          Con.

this incident made the schools was forced to dismiss the learning activity until

S₂                       V₂

conditions getting better. Besides landslides, thousands of homes were flooded due to

S₃                     V₃

            overflowing of Siak River.

S₁ + V₁ → Simple Past → Main Clause

Conjuntion → S₂ + V₂ → Simple Past → Sub Clause

S₃ + V₃ → Simple Past → Sub Clause

·         1MC + 2SC → Compound - Complex Sentence

2.      People who are living in a village in Jember, East Java and people did not believe and

S₁    V₁                                                                Con.  S₂          V₂               Con.

that their homes were destroyed because of a tornado.

S₃             V₃

S₁ + V₁ → Simple Present → Main Clause

Conjuntion → S₂ + V₂ → Simple Present → Sub Clause

Conjuntion → S₃ + V₃ → Simple Past → Sub Clause

·         1MC + 2SC → Compound - Complex Sentence

3.      As shown in IndoTV Afternoon News, Thursday (20/03/2014), when

       Sub.Con.

the incident took place, the people overloaded by fleeing, “The wind was so strong we

S₁                     V₁                                   S₂          V₂

all ran out of the house because the roof tiles scattered,” said a villager.

     Con.           S₃              V₃

Sub. Conjuntion → S₁ + V₁ → Simple Past → Main Clause

S₂ + V₂ → Simple Present → Sub Clause

Conjuntion → S₃ + V₃ → Simple Past → Sub Clause

·         1MC + 2SC → Compound - Complex Sentence

4.      Six cows crashed a party in Massachusetts and stole the beer, police said. The cows

     S₁          V₁                                               Con.                                           S₂

escaped from a nearby farm and headed straight to the graduation party.

  V₂                                       Con.

One of the attendees called 911.

S₃                     V₃

S₁ + V₁ → Simple Past → Main Clause

Conjuntion → S₂ + V₂ → Simple Past → Sub Clause

Conjuntion → S₃ + V₃ → Simple Past → Sub Clause

·         1MC + 2SC → Compound - Complex Sentence

5.      An Indonesian housemaid has been executed in Saudi Arabia after being convicted

S₁                                 V₁                                Sub.Con.

of killing her employer the maid was earlier found of suffocating,

S₂               V₂

her female boss and stealing her jewellery is the Saudi Interior Minister said.

S₃                            V₃

S₁ + V₁ → Simple Past → Main Clause

Sub. Conjuntion → S₂ + V₂ → Simple Present → Sub Clause

Conjuntion → S₃ + V₃ → Simple Present → Sub Clause

·         1MC + 2SC → Compound - Complex Sentence