Sentence Structure Part 3

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An independent clause...

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can stand on its own as a complete sentence.

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A dependent clause...

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cannot stand on its own as a complete sentence.

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A SIMPLE sentence consists of...

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one independent clause

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A compound sentence consists of...

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two or more independent clauses

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Example of a SIMPLE sentence:

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I want to eat some ice-cream.

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Example of a compound sentence:

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There's going to be a full moon Saturday, and I can't wait to see it.

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Using a semicolon in a compound sentence means the clauses must be...

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related to the same topic.

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Semicolon usage: Dinosaurs went extinct millions of years ago; I have an itch on my nose.

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No

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Semicolon usage: Dinosaurs went extinct millions of years ago; many believe it was due to a meteor.

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Yes

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Correctly written compound sentence: Nicole and I are going to the mall later, so we will probably get new clothes.

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Yes