Sentence Structure

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What are the three essential components of a simple sentence?

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A simple sentence needs a subject, a verb, and a complete thought.

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What type of sentence is 'Christian will attend college after he graduates from high school'?

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This is a complex sentence.

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What joins two simple sentences to form a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is formed by joining two simple sentences with a coordinator (FANBOYS).

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What type of sentence is 'Whenever my cat meows, my dog chases after her'?

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This is a complex sentence.

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What type of sentence is 'When I wrote my ELA paper, my mother helped me, and my father napped on the sofa'?

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This is a compound-complex sentence.

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Define a simple sentence.

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

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Define a compound sentence.

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A compound sentence contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinator.

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Define a complex sentence.

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A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

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Define a compound-complex sentence.

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

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What are FANBOYS?

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FANBOYS is an acronym for the coordinating conjunctions: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.