On Compound, Complex and Compound Complex Sentences

What is parallelism?

• A repeating grammatical pattern in writing or speaking
• A break in a given pattern to emphasize what is meant
• A rule that a sentence should be "parallel" or the same length with the next sentence.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Why is parallelism important?

• Patterns established through parallelism is easily distinguished and communicated

• Technically, grammatical structures not following parallelism are grammatically incorrect.

• Parallelism establishes congruence in a sentence/structure

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which among the examples does not show good parallelism?

• To live, to love, and to find joy

• He was a scholar, writer, and a good friend.

• This country needs good leadership and craves immediate action.

• Tomorrow, may we see the same sunrise, the same course, but in a different light.

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CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Compound sentences are basically:

• Two dependent clauses joined together by a coordinating conjunction, conjunctive adverb, or semicolon
• Two independent clauses joined together by a coordinating conjunction, conjunctive adverb, or semicolon
• Two independent clauses joined together by a subordinating conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Coordinating conjunctions are used to connect:

• only two independent clauses

• two ideas that are relatively the same level with each other

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

How are complex sentences formed?

• An independent and dependent clause joined together
• Two dependent clauses joined together

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

Subordinating conjunctions are used to connect:

• only an independent and a dependent clause
• two ideas that are causal or show the cause and effect relationship

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

Which among the following are subordinating conjunctions?

• After

• Because

• But

• Therefore

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

Compound complex sentences are merely sentences that have:

• At least 2 independent clauses

• At least 2 independent clauses and a dependent clause

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CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.2.1F

Correct the sentence below: It is raining, although we have an umbrella.

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G