英语中的简单句、复合句、复杂句
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Simple, Complex, and Compound Sentences
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• independent clause - can stand on its own as a sentence • dependent clause - cannot stand on its own as a sentence
Try saying the dependent clause (out loud) on its own; does it sound like a complete thought?
• After the big storm, the neighbors helped pick up branches. • Because I didn’t clean my room, I wasn’t allowed to watch television.
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• I had a big surprise is the independent clause because it could stand on its own. • When I walked downstairs is the dependent clause because it is not a complete sentence on its own. Here are a couple more examples of complex sentences. The dependent clause is in blue:
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A Complex Sentence
• has one independent clause which can stand on its own as a sentence AND one or more dependent clauses which cannot stand on their own • Words like because, when, or after might indicate a complex sentence For example, in "When I walked downstairs, I had a big surprise," which is the independent clause and which is the dependent clause?
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A Compound Sentence
• To make a compound sentence, join two independent clauses, or sentences that could stand on their own, and separate them with a comma and a conjunction (like and, or, but, so, yet, etc.) or a semicolon (;). • For example, "I was too busy to play, so he went outside without me." o "so" is the conjuction that joins the two independent clauses • In, "The game ended; our team lost." o the semicolon (;) joins the two independent clauses
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•Sentences can be simple, complex, or compound
A simple sentence has one independent clause
A complex sentence has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
A compound sentence joins two independent clauses
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Dependent & Independent Clauses
To distinguish between simple, complex, or compound sentences, it is important to know what independent and dependent clauses are.
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A Simple Sentence
has one independent clause with one or more subjects (nouns), and one or more predicates (verbs). expresses a complete thought For example, "The dog sat." Or, "The dog and cat ate and sat."
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• independent clause - can stand on its own as a sentence • dependent clause - cannot stand on its own as a sentence
Try saying the dependent clause (out loud) on its own; does it sound like a complete thought?
• After the big storm, the neighbors helped pick up branches. • Because I didn’t clean my room, I wasn’t allowed to watch television.
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• I had a big surprise is the independent clause because it could stand on its own. • When I walked downstairs is the dependent clause because it is not a complete sentence on its own. Here are a couple more examples of complex sentences. The dependent clause is in blue:
The end.
More free SENTENCE WRITING resources: • fragments & run-ons • types of sentences • improving sentence structure • common sentence errors Eight-week SENTENCE WRITING courses: • elementary school • middle school • high school
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Biblioteka Baidu
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A Complex Sentence
• has one independent clause which can stand on its own as a sentence AND one or more dependent clauses which cannot stand on their own • Words like because, when, or after might indicate a complex sentence For example, in "When I walked downstairs, I had a big surprise," which is the independent clause and which is the dependent clause?
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A Compound Sentence
• To make a compound sentence, join two independent clauses, or sentences that could stand on their own, and separate them with a comma and a conjunction (like and, or, but, so, yet, etc.) or a semicolon (;). • For example, "I was too busy to play, so he went outside without me." o "so" is the conjuction that joins the two independent clauses • In, "The game ended; our team lost." o the semicolon (;) joins the two independent clauses
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•Sentences can be simple, complex, or compound
A simple sentence has one independent clause
A complex sentence has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
A compound sentence joins two independent clauses
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Dependent & Independent Clauses
To distinguish between simple, complex, or compound sentences, it is important to know what independent and dependent clauses are.
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A Simple Sentence
has one independent clause with one or more subjects (nouns), and one or more predicates (verbs). expresses a complete thought For example, "The dog sat." Or, "The dog and cat ate and sat."