Sentence Types

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What is a clause?

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A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb.

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What are the two essential elements of a clause?

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Subject and verb.

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about.

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What is a verb in a sentence?

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A verb is a word that describes an action or a state of being.

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence because it expresses a complete thought.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a sentence and needs an independent clause to make sense.

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What is a subordinator?

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A subordinator is a word that makes an independent clause dependent, such as 'because', 'although', or 'if'.

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What is a simple sentence?

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A simple sentence contains one independent clause and expresses a complete thought.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinator (like 'and', 'but', or 'or').

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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.