simple, compound, complex sentences
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tommyxboyz on December 8, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 simple sentences | an independent clause. it can be two words, twenty words, or more. it just has to have a verb (an action, being, or possessing) and a subject (something or someone that is doing the verb). |
| example | The dog is sleeping. |
| compound sentences | a compound sentence two simple sentences put together with a comma before a coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. |
| example | I want to watch tv, but i have to finish my homework first. |
| complex sentences | a sentence that combines an independent clause and a dependent clause. |
| example | When i went to the store, it was closed. |
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