Sentence Structure

What is the structure of the following sentence?

My favorite escape from the city life is the green world of Central Park in New York City.

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What is the structure of the following sentence?

Ruth Benedict a respected anthropologist, and Margaret Mead was one of her students.

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What is the structure of the following sentence?

Helen Keller, who is shown in the photograph at right, became ill as a small child.

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What is the structure of the following sentence?

Since daylight savings time started, the sky doesn't get dark until late, and it just doesn't seem right to me.

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What is the structure of the following sentence?

William Shakespeare wrote plays and poetry.

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What is the structure of the following sentence?

Father put the baby to bed at seven o'clock, but she didn't fall asleep for a long time.

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What is the structure of the following sentence?

Because she couldn't swim a stroke, Vick didn't enjoy boating or a water-related recreation.

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Whenever it rained, Kerry thought of her home in Ireland, and she worried about her mother.

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What are the FANBOYS conjunctions?

• from, as, not, but, or, yet, so

• for, and, nor, by, other, yes, see

• for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

• for, and, nor, but, or, yet, sixth

What are clue words for dependent clauses?

• FANBOYS

• AAAWWWUUBBIS and that, which, who, whose, whom