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Complex Sentence
COMPLEX SENTENCE
A complex sentence has an Independent Clause joined by one or more the Dependent Clauses.
A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as; because, since, after, although, when or relative pronoun such as; that, who, which.
Examples;
A. When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page.
B. The teacher returned the homework after he noticed the error.
C. The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.
D. After they finished studying, Juan and Maria went to the movies.
E. Juan and Maria went to the movies after they finished studying.
Note; Subjects are in yellow, the verbs are in green and the subordinators and their commas (when required) are in red.
When a complex sentence begins with a subordinator such as sentence A and D, a comma is required at the end of the Depemdent Clause.
When the Independent Clause begins the sentence with subordinators in the middle as in sentences B, C and E, no comma required.
Note the sentences D and E are the same except sentence D begins with the Dependent Clause which is followed by a comma, and sentence E begins with Independent Clause which contains no comma.
A complex sentence has an Independent Clause joined by one or more the Dependent Clauses.
A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as; because, since, after, although, when or relative pronoun such as; that, who, which.
Examples;
A. When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page.
B. The teacher returned the homework after he noticed the error.
C. The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.
D. After they finished studying, Juan and Maria went to the movies.
E. Juan and Maria went to the movies after they finished studying.
Note; Subjects are in yellow, the verbs are in green and the subordinators and their commas (when required) are in red.
When a complex sentence begins with a subordinator such as sentence A and D, a comma is required at the end of the Depemdent Clause.
When the Independent Clause begins the sentence with subordinators in the middle as in sentences B, C and E, no comma required.
Note the sentences D and E are the same except sentence D begins with the Dependent Clause which is followed by a comma, and sentence E begins with Independent Clause which contains no comma.
Compund Sentence
COMPOUND SENTENCE
A compound sentence contains two Independent Clauses joined by a coordinator. The coordinators are as follows: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. (Helpful hint: The first letter of each of the coordinators spells FANBOYS.) Except for very short sentences, coordinators are always preceded by a comma.
Examples;
A. I tried to Speak Chinese, and my friend tried to speak English.
B. Alejandro played football, so Maria went shopping.
C. Alejandro played football, for Maria went shopping.
Note; Subjects are in yellow, the verbs are in green, and the coordinators and the commas that precede them are in red.
The above three sentences are compound sentences. Each sentence contains two Independent Clauses, and they are joined by a coordinator with a comma preceding it.
Note how the conscious use of coordinators can change the relationship between the clauses. Sentences B and C, for example, are identical except for the coordinators.
In sentence B which action occurred first? Obviously, ''Alejandro played football'' and as consequences, ''Maria went shopping.''
In sentence C, ''Maria went shopping.'' first. ''Alejandro played football,'' because, possibly, he didn't have anything else to do, FOR or BECAUSE ''Maria went shopping.''
A compound sentence contains two Independent Clauses joined by a coordinator. The coordinators are as follows: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. (Helpful hint: The first letter of each of the coordinators spells FANBOYS.) Except for very short sentences, coordinators are always preceded by a comma.
Examples;
A. I tried to Speak Chinese, and my friend tried to speak English.
B. Alejandro played football, so Maria went shopping.
C. Alejandro played football, for Maria went shopping.
Note; Subjects are in yellow, the verbs are in green, and the coordinators and the commas that precede them are in red.
The above three sentences are compound sentences. Each sentence contains two Independent Clauses, and they are joined by a coordinator with a comma preceding it.
Note how the conscious use of coordinators can change the relationship between the clauses. Sentences B and C, for example, are identical except for the coordinators.
In sentence B which action occurred first? Obviously, ''Alejandro played football'' and as consequences, ''Maria went shopping.''
In sentence C, ''Maria went shopping.'' first. ''Alejandro played football,'' because, possibly, he didn't have anything else to do, FOR or BECAUSE ''Maria went shopping.''
Simple Sentence
SIMPLE SENTENCE
A simple sentence, also called an Independent Clause, contain a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought.
Examples;
A. Some students like to study in the mornings.
B. Juan and Arturo play football every afternoon.
C. Alicia goes to the library and studies every day.
Note; Subjects are in yellow and verbs are in green.
The three examples above are all simple sentences. Note that sentence B contains a compound subject, and sentence C contains a compound verb. Simple sentence, therefore, contains a subject and a verb and express a complete thought, but they can also contain a compound subjects and verbs.
A simple sentence, also called an Independent Clause, contain a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought.
Examples;
A. Some students like to study in the mornings.
B. Juan and Arturo play football every afternoon.
C. Alicia goes to the library and studies every day.
Note; Subjects are in yellow and verbs are in green.
The three examples above are all simple sentences. Note that sentence B contains a compound subject, and sentence C contains a compound verb. Simple sentence, therefore, contains a subject and a verb and express a complete thought, but they can also contain a compound subjects and verbs.
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