Sentence Structure Diagnostic

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INDEPENDENT clause:

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has a subject and a verb (predicate) and can stand alone as a complete sentence.

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DEPENDENT clause:

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has a subject and a verb (predicate), but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

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CONJUNCTION: A word that joins 2 clauses.

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A word that joins (glues together) 2 clauses.

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When is a COORDINATING CONJUNCTION used?

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to connect 2 independent clauses

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When is a subordinating conjunction used?

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to connect a dependent and independent clause

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SIMPLE SENTENCE:

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1 independent clause (1 subject + 1 predicate)

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COMPOUND SENTENCE:

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2 independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

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Complex Sentence:

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1 independent clause + 1 dependent clause (subordinating conjunction)

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COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE:

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at least 2 independent clauses and at least 1 dependent clause (with conjunctions)

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Choose the SIMPLE sentence.

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Miss Travis drank tea.