Sentence Types

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What is a dependent clause?

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A group of words with a subject and verb that cannot stand alone (e.g., Before we went to school).

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What is an independent clause?

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A group of words with a subject and verb that can stand alone (e.g., I talked).

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What is a simple sentence?

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A sentence that contains one independent clause and no dependent clauses (e.g., I stayed after school).

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What is a complex sentence?

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A sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause (e.g., My friend, who is never sick, was absent from school).

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What is a compound sentence?

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A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction (e.g., I wanted to go outside, but it was raining).

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What is a compound-complex sentence?

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A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause (e.g., Although it was raining, I went for a walk, and I enjoyed it).

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What is a phrase?

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A group of words that does not contain a subject-verb pair and cannot stand alone (e.g., after the movie).

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What is a subordinator?

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A word that introduces a dependent clause (e.g., because, although, since).

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What is the purpose of a dependent clause?

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To provide additional information to an independent clause but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

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What is the difference between a simple sentence and a compound sentence?

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A simple sentence has one independent clause, while a compound sentence has two or more independent clauses.