The document discusses different types of sentences: simple, compound, and complex. A simple sentence contains one independent clause. A compound sentence contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction. A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause, with the dependent clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction. Examples are provided of each sentence type along with explanations of their key characteristics. Dependent and independent clauses are also defined, with examples of common subordinating conjunctions.

1. Shubham Verlekar
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2. Idea of Simple, Complex and Compound
Sentences.
• Simple sentences live upto their name and are very simple
• They are basically independent sentences
Connor is Happy.
Connor likes Pizza.
• Compound sentences are basically two simple sentences combined
together with an conjunction
Connor is happy because he got pizza.
• Complex Sentences is where it begins with a conjunction and then
answers it/ continues with Simple Sentence. Ideas are usually
separated by Commas.
Because Connor got to eat pizza, He’s happy

3. Simple Sentences
• A simple sentence contains a subject and verb.
She likes me.
• It expresses a single complete thought.
• A simple sentence is a single independent clause.
Examples
James goes to the library and studies every day.
Alicia crept through a dark house.

4. Compound Sentences
• A compound sentence contains two independent clauses.
• Which means it has two subjects and two verbs/predicates.
• Conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, and yet, so) join these
independent clauses. ACRONYM : FANBOYS
Examples
. Lily played football, so Tomi went shopping.
They went to beach because it was evening.

5. More on compound sentences.
• The second way to join the clauses in a compound sentence is to use
a semicolon (;) in place of both the comma and the coordinating
conjunction. For example, She could not find her keys; they must have
fallen somewhere.
• Without a coordinating conjunction the logical relationship between
the two clauses in the following sentence might be confusing. Which
is why they are avoided
Erica’s grandfather has lived in the United States for fifty years; he has never
learned to speak English.
Erica’s grandfather has lived in the United States for fifty years, but he has
never learned to speak English

6. COMPLEX! Sentences
• A complex sentence is an independent clause joined by one or more
dependent clauses.
• A subordinating conjunction begins the dependent clauses.
• A dependent clause that begins a sentence must be followed by
comma.
• A dependent clause does have a subject and a verb, but it does not
make sense on its own.
• Example :When the evening came, they rested.

7. Dependent Clauses
A dependent clause, unlike independent clause, cannot stand alone as a
complete sentence. Instead, it must be attached to, or depend on, an
independent clause to form a grammatically complete sentence and to express
a complete idea.
When he comes over . . .
If we come to the play . . .
Before we saw the movie . .
• Subordinating conjunctions because the word subordinate means “of lesser
“of lesser importance.” Grammatically speaking, a dependent clause is “less
important” than an independent clause because it cannot stand alone as a
complete sentence

8. Dependent Clauses….
• The subordinating conjunctions used to begin adverb clauses describe verbs by
telling how, when, where, why, or under what conditions the action occurs.
• how: as if, as though
• when: after, as, as soon as, before, until, when, whenever, while
• where: where, wherever why: because, in order that, since, so that
• under what conditions: although, as long as, even though, if, though, unless

9. Subordinate Conjunctions
After how Until
Although if Unless
As in as much as if
in order that When as long as
At least Whenever as much as
now that whereas soon
wherever as though Since
While because so that
Before even if That
even though though

10. Complex sentences.
• Circle the subordinating conjunction. But Identify if they are
complex at all or not?!
• While we studied, / he watched television.
• I babysat / so that they could go to a movie.
• As long as we communicate, / we will remain friends.
• Underline the depend clauses
• When Americans think of the Old West they picture cowboys and
across miles of open range.
• This scene changed after large numbers of farmers and ranchers
on the plains.
• These settlers needed to build fences so that they could mark the
their property and protect their livestock and their crops