The document discusses different types of sentences including independent clauses that can stand alone, dependent clauses that cannot stand alone but contain a subject and verb, simple sentences containing one independent clause, compound sentences containing two independent clauses joined by a conjunction, semicolon, or conjunctive adverb, complex sentences containing one dependent clause joined to an independent clause, and complex compound sentences containing two independent clauses joined to one or more dependent clauses.

1. SENTENCE TYPES

2. CLAUSES
 Independent Clause: contains a subject, a verb,
and a complete thought. It can stand alone.
 Dependent Clause: contains a subject and a verb,
but no complete thought.

3. SIMPLE SENTENCES
 A simple sentence = ONE independent clause.
 Examples:
 The clown frightened the little girl.
 She ran off screaming.

4. COMPOUND SENTENCES
 A compound sentence= two independent clauses
joined by:
 A. a coordinating conjunction
(for, and,nor, but, or, yet, so),
 B. a conjunctive adverb (e.g. however,
therefore)
 C. a semicolon alone.

5. COMPOUND SENTENCES
 Examples:
 The clown frightened the girl, and she ran off
screaming.
 The clown frightened the girl; therefore, she ran
off screaming.
 The clown frightened the girl; she ran off
screaming.

6. COMPLEX SENTENCES
 Complex sentences= one dependent clause
(headed by a subordinating conjunction or a
relative pronoun ) joined to an independent
clause.
 Example:
 After the clown frightened the girl, she ran off
screaming.
 The girl, who fears clowns, always runs off
screaming.

7. COMPLEX COMPOUND SENTENCES
 A compound complex sentence = two independent
clauses joined to one or more dependent clauses.
 Example:
 After the clown frightened the girl, she ran off
screaming, and the clown flew into a rage.