Simple Compound, Complex Sentences
Simple Compound, Complex Sentences
simple sentence
has the most basic
elements that make it a
sentence: a subject, a
verb, and a completed
thought.
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Examples of simple
sentences
Joe waited for the train.
"Joe" = subject, "waited" = verb
Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station early but waited
until noon for the bus.
"Mary and Samantha" = compound subject, "arrived" and
"waited" = compound verb
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COMPOUND SENTENCES?
can make writing rich and colorful.
WHAT IS A COMPOUND
SENTENCE?
An independent clause
For “FANBOYS
And
Nor ”
But
Or So
Yet
When you have two independent clauses joined by
one of these coordinators, that is a compound
sentence. Usually a comma is required, before the
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A complex sentence
is made up of an independent clause
and one or more dependent
clauses connected to it.
Examples of
dependent
clauses
because Mary and Samantha arrived at the
bus
station before noon
while he waited at the train station
after they left on the bus
after unless
althoug until
h as when
because wheneve
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even whereas
though whereve
sinc
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e though
A complex sentence joins an independent clause
with one or more dependent clauses.
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Complex sentences
vs
compound sentences
"Because"
The short answer is "no." You should avoid
beginning a sentence with "and," "or," "but," or
the other coordinating conjunctions. These words
generally are used to join together parts of a
sentence, not to begin a new sentence.