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Sentence Structure

Sentence Structure. The structure of a sentence may be a simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex, depending on the relationship between independent and dependent clauses in it. Independent Clause: a complete thought with a subject and a verb; complete sentence

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Sentence Structure

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  1. Sentence Structure • The structure of a sentence may be a simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex, depending on the relationship between independent and dependent clauses in it. • Independent Clause: a complete thought with a subject and a verb; complete sentence • Dependent Clause: an incomplete though; weak, strong; cannot stand alone as a sentence

  2. a predicate is one of the two main parts of a sentence the other being the subject, which the predicate modifies. For the simple sentence "John is yellow" John acts as the subject, and is yellow acts as the predicate.

  3. 1. A simple sentence may have a simple subject or a compound subject. It may have a simple predicate or a compound predicate. But a simple sentence has ONLY ONE INDEPENDENT CLAUSE, and it has no dependent clauses. A simple sentence may contain one more more phrases. a. Disney is my favorite. (Simple subject; simple predicate) b. Aladdin and Jasmine sing together. (compound subject; simple predicate) • c. Aladdin and Jasmine are singing and dancing. (compound subject; compound predicate)

  4. 2. A compound sentence consists of two independent clauses. The clauses must be joined by a comma, followed by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOY) or separated with a semi-colon. • a. Beauty and the Beast is my favorite, but I like The Little Mermaid.. • b. Beauty and the Beast is my favorite; but I like The Little Mermaid.

  5. 3. A complex sentence contains one independent clause (in italics) and one or more dependent clauses (in boldface). • a. Even though many people say Disney is only for kids, I love it with a passion. (Dependent clause; Independent clause)

  6. 4. A compound-complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses (in italics) and one or more dependent clauses (in boldface). • a. Even though many people say Disney is only for kids, I feel like a kidwhen I go back to Disney World, and I have no problem acting like a kid. • (dependent clause; independent clause; dependent clause; independent clause)

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