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Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex
Also known as an independent clause Contains a subject (noun or pronoun)
and a predicate (verb) and presents a complete thought.
- “You had me at ‘hello.’”- Dorothy Boyd – Jerry
McGuire
A compound sentence contains two independent clauses or two complete subjects and predicates.
They are joined by a coordinating conjunction –
Remember the coordinating conjunctions with this acronym - FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or yet, so)
- “You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become a villian.”
– Batman - Batman Begins
A complex sentence includes an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses
Dependent clauses include a subject and predicate; however, they have a subordinator such as if, because, since, after, although, or when.
They may also include a relative pronoun such as that who or which.
This sentence contains at least three clauses
I like to call it the “triple threat.” Like a compound sentence, it contains
two unique, independent clauses. It also contains a dependent clause like
a complex sentence.
Summer romances begin for all kinds of reasons, but when all is said and done, they have one thing in common.
-Allie -The Notebook