Simple, Complex, and Compound Sentences

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What is a simple sentence?

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A simple sentence contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. Example: 'The cat sleeps.'

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What is a complex sentence?

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A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Example: 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.'

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction. Example: 'I wanted to go for a walk, but it was raining.'

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Identify the sentence type: 'The teacher and the principal met in the hall near the library.'

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Simple sentence.

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Identify the sentence type: 'If they place first, they might win five hundred dollars.'

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Complex sentence.

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Identify the sentence type: 'Their robot can follow a simple path through a maze.'

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Simple sentence.

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What are FANBOYS?

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FANBOYS is an acronym for the coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

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Identify the sentence type: 'After midnight the ghosts will come out of the haunted attic.'

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Simple sentence.

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence. It has a subject and a verb. Example: 'She runs fast.'

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a sentence and usually begins with a subordinating conjunction. Example: 'Because she was tired.'