Sentence Structure

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What is a clause?

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The parts of a sentence.

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Independent clause:

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a part of a sentence that makes sense on its own

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Subordinate clause?

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A part of a sentence that does not make sense on its own.

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Complex sentence: 1 independent clause + 1+ subordinate clauses.

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True

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Why use a simple sentence?

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For effect.

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Purpose of a complex sentence?

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To add detail and connect ideas.

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Why use a rhetorical question?

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To emphasise a point or make people think.

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Coordinating conjunctions join two independent clauses, highlighting a connection or difference between ideas.

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These join two independent clauses and highlight a connect between the two ideas, or they emphasise a difference between them.

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Subordinating conjunctions connect a subordinate clause to an independent clause.

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The more important idea is the independent clause.

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but, or, yet, and - examples of?

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coordinating conjunctions