Review - Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex Sentences

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What type of clause do subordinating conjunctions start?

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Dependent clauses.

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What is a clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence?

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Dependent clause.

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What is a clause that can stand alone as a sentence?

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Independent clause.

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What type of sentence contains one independent clause?

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Simple sentence.

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What type of sentence contains two or more independent clauses?

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Compound sentence.

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What type of sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause?

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Complex sentence.

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What type of sentence contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause?

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Compound-complex sentence.

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Example of a simple sentence:

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The cat sleeps.

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Example of a compound sentence:

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I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.

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Example of a complex sentence:

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Although it was raining, we went for a walk.