Sentence Structure Review

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What does a clause need?

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a subject and a verb

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Independent clause:

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Can stand alone as a sentence; expresses a complete thought.

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Dependent clause:

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Relies on another clause; incomplete thought.

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The trendy fashion designer released her new line on Wednesday.

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an independent clause

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If I pass English, I know I will become successful.

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a dependent clause

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Ngoc studied in the library for her biology quiz.

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an independent clause

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Ngoc studied in the library for her biology quiz; it was noisy.

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a dependent clause

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A simple sentence has:

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1 independent clause

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A compound sentence has

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at least 2 independent clauses

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A complex sentence has

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1 independent & at least 1 dependent clause