Types of Sentences

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What is a clause?

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A group of words that contains both a subject and a verb.

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Two types of clauses:

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Independent and Dependent

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Sentence type: Although there are many stories about the unicorn, it is only an imaginary animal.

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Complex

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Example of an independent clause:

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The planets revolve around the sun.

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Dependent clause:

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Begins with a subordinating conjunction and contains a subject and predicate.

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Simple sentences consist of

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ONLY ONE independent clause

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Clauses needed for a complex sentence?

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2

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A compound sentence has:

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TWO independent clauses joined by FANBOYS.

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Sentence: 'She likes to sleep in, but if she has work, she can get up early.'

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Compound-Complex

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Type of sentence: I like tulips, and I like roses.

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Compound