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Sentence Structure

The document discusses different types of sentence structures including simple, compound, and complex sentences. It defines clauses and the two types: independent and subordinate clauses. It provides examples of how to construct simple, compound, and complex sentences using different clauses.

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Sentence Structure

The document discusses different types of sentence structures including simple, compound, and complex sentences. It defines clauses and the two types: independent and subordinate clauses. It provides examples of how to construct simple, compound, and complex sentences using different clauses.

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Sentence Structure

Combining Sentence structure to Improve Your Writing


Three Sentence Types
• Simple
• Compound
• Complex

• Using a variety of these sentence structures in your writing


will improve the interest level of your writing.

• All sentences contain at least one clause.


Clauses
Independent and Subordinate
Clauses
• Definition: Groups of words that contain a
subject (s) and a verb (v)
• The building blocks of sentences

• 2 types of clauses
1. Independent
2. Subordinate
Independent Clauses
• Expresses a complete thought.
• They Can stand alone as a complete sentence.
• Every sentence contains one or more
independent clauses.

One Independent I don’t know which


Clause way’s best.
Two Independent I don’t know which
Clauses way’s best, and I don’t
want to pick one.
Simple Sentence
• Contains one independent clause

• Examples:

• It was almost four months ago.

• I don’t care too much for girls yet.


Compound Sentence
• Contains two independent clauses joined by a
coordinating conjunction (and, or)

• Examples:

• I love to read, and The Outsiders is one of my favorite


books.

• I don’t care too much for girls yet, or maybe they


don’t notice me yet.
Subordinate (dependent)
Clauses
• A clause that does not express a complete thought.
• A clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence.
• Usually begins with words like because, although, after,
if, when, as, and since.

Subordinate Clause because they live in Tulsa,


Oklahoma

Subordinate Clause after they arrived at the


church
Complex Sentences
• Constructed with at least one independent
clause and at least one subordinate clause.

• Example
• If they win, things go on as usual.

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