Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex Sentences

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What is a simple sentence?

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A simple sentence consists of a single independent clause that contains a subject and a predicate. It expresses a complete thought.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is made up of two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or a semicolon.

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What is a complex sentence?

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A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause, which cannot stand alone as a complete thought.

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What is a compound-complex sentence?

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A compound-complex sentence has at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.

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Identify the type of sentence: 'After midnight the ghosts will come out of the haunted attic.'

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Simple sentence.

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Identify the type of sentence: 'Trees in cloud forests are shorter, and they are deciduous.'

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Compound sentence.

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Identify the type of sentence: 'If they place first, they might win five hundred dollars.'

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Complex sentence.

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Identify the type of sentence: 'Whenever it rained, Kerry thought of her home in Ireland, and she worried about her mother.'

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Compound-complex sentence.

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What is the purpose of a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence?

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Coordinating conjunctions connect two independent clauses, allowing them to be joined into a single compound sentence.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone.