Set: Sentence Patterns

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compoundcontains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjuntion or by a semi-colon: e.g., "The sinder bowed to the audience, but she sang no encores."
complexcontains an idependent clause and one or more subordinate clauses: e.g., "Because the singer was tired, she went straight to bed after the concert."
compound-complexcontains two or more independant clause and one or more subordinate clauses: e.g., "The singer bowed while the audience applauded, but she sang no encores."
Loose/Cumulativemakes complete sense if brought to a close before the actual ending e.g., "We reache Edmonton that morning after a turbulent flight and some exiting experiences, tired but exillerated, full of stories to tell our friends and neighboors."
Periodicmakes full sence only when the end of the sentence is reached. "That morning, after a turbulen flight and some exiting experiences, we reached Edmonton."

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Terms 5
Creator bubbleyum94
Created September 28, 2007
Group International School Middle School
Subjects sentence, patterns, syntax
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Sentence patterns and syntax.

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bubbleyum94 : Changed Periodic sentence → makes full sence only when the end of the sentence is reached. "That morning, after a turbulen flight and some exited experiences, we reached Edmonton." to Periodic → makes full sence only when the end of the sentence is reached. "That morning, after a turbulen flight and some exited experiences, we reached Edmonton."
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  1. compound-complex contains two or more independant clause and one or more subordinate clauses: e.g., "The singer bowed while the audience applauded, but she sang no encores." - 4 misses
  2. complex contains an idependent clause and one or more subordinate clauses: e.g., "Because the singer was tired, she went straight to bed after the concert." - 2 misses
  3. compound contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjuntion or by a semi-colon: e.g., "The sinder bowed to the audience, but she sang no encores." - 2 misses
  4. Loose/Cumulative makes complete sense if brought to a close before the actual ending e.g., "We reache Edmonton that morning after a turbulent flight and some exiting experiences, tired but exillerated, full of stories to tell our friends and neighboors." - 1 miss
  5. Periodic makes full sence only when the end of the sentence is reached. "That morning, after a turbulen flight and some exiting experiences, we reached Edmonton." - 1 miss