Sentence Structure

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What is a simple sentence?

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A simple sentence consists of a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought.

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What are the components of a complete thought in a sentence?

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A complete thought requires at least a subject and a verb.

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Identify the type of sentence: 'Bobby ran home.'

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Simple sentence.

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Identify the type of sentence: 'Jose and Ricardo are always arguing.'

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Simple sentence.

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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 conjunction.

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Identify the type of sentence: 'When I wrote my ELA paper, my mother helped me, and my father napped on the sofa.'

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Compound-complex sentence.

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Identify the type of sentence: 'Josephine sold her broken computer, and she used the money to buy a new one.'

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Compound sentence.

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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.

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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; it has a subject and a verb.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a sentence; it does not express a complete thought.