Types of Sentences

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A sentence with one independent clause

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Simple Sentence

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A sentence made of 2+ simple sentences

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Compound Sentence

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Contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

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Complex Sentence

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Contains 2+ independent clauses & 1+ dependent clause

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Compound-Complex Sentence

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Makes a statement

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Declarative Sentence

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Type of sentence that asks a question.

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Interrogative Sentence

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Makes a command

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Imperative Sentence

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Communicates strong emotion or surprise

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Exclamatory Sentence

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A word, phrase, or clause that does not form a full sentence

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Fragment

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Two sentences joined incorrectly, often without punctuation.

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Run-On Sentence