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Sentence structure
This document discusses different types of sentences: simple sentences contain one subject and one predicate, compound sentences contain two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction, complex sentences contain one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses, and compound-complex sentences contain both independent and dependent clauses joined by coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. Examples are provided to illustrate each sentence type.
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Sentence structure
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- 2. Simple Sentence A simplesentence has one subject and one predicate
- 3. Simple Sentence Observe howa simple sentence is constructed: We went to Lake View park yesterday.
- 4. Simple Sentence Pronoun We Simple subject Verb Prepositional phrase wentto Lake view park. Complete predicate
- 5. Compound Sentence Acompound sentence has more than one part that can stand alone (independent clauses) Independent clauses are connected by coordinating conjunctions, conjunctive adverbs or a semi-colon.
- 6. Compound Sentence We wentto Lake view park, and most of us danced all night.
- 7. Compound Sentence Subject Verb Prepositional phrase Wewent to Lake view park, Predicate Coordinating Conjunction and most of us danced all night . Subject Verb Modifying phrase
- 8. Compound Sentences Myparents caught a severe cold ; consequently, they had to cancel their vacation. Conjunctive Adverb Some people like basketball ; others prefer baseball. Semi-colon
- 9. Complex Sentence Acomplex sentence has at least two parts: one that can stand alone and another one that cannot The part that cannot stand alone is linked to the rest of the
- 10. Complex Sentence Since myboyfriend and I wanted to have fun, we went to Lake view park yesterday.
- 11. Complex Sentence Since wewanted to have fun, Subordinating Conjunction Part that cannot stand alone Subject Predicate we went to Lake view park yesterday.
- 12. Compound-Complex Sentence This typeof sentence has more than one part that can stand alone, and at least one that cannot Notice how the different conjunctions link the different parts of this sentence
- 13. Compound-Complex Sentence Since we wantedto have fun, my boyfriend and I went to San Juan yesterday, and we danced all night.
- 14. Compound-Complex Sentence Subordinating Conjunction Since we wantedto have fun, Part that cannot stand alone my boyfriend and I went to Lake view park Coordinating Conjunction Subject Predicate and we danced all night.