Kinds of Sentences and Their Punctuation
Kinds of Sentences and Their Punctuation
A sentence may be one of four kinds, depending upon the number and type(s) of clauses it contains.
Review:
An independent clause _______________________________________
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A dependent clause ___________________________________________
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When dependent clauses are used incorrectly in writing, they are known as _______________________! AVOID THEM!
1. A SIMPLE SENTENCE _________________________________________.
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Punctuation note: NO commas separate compound elements (subject, verb, direct object, indirect object, subjective complement, etc.) in a simple sentence.
When two independent clauses are joined by a comma in writing, this is called a ___________________________! AVOID THEM!!! THIS IS INCORRECT GRAMMAR!!!!!
For example: I went to the park to see who was there, the children were swinging on the swings.
THIS IS WRONG!!!!!
2. A COMPOUND SENTENCE ____________________________________
A. _____________________ (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so),
B. _____________________ (e.g. however, therefore), or
C. _____________________.
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Punctuation patterns (to match A, B, and C above):
A. Independent clause, coordinating conjunction independent clause.
B. Independent clause; conjunctive adverb, independent clause.
C. Independent clause; independent clause.
3. A COMPLEX SENTENCE has one __________________ (headed by a subordinating conjunction or a relative pronoun ) joined to an ___________________________.
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Punctuation patterns (to match A, B, C and D above):
A. Dependent clause, independent clause
B. Independent clause dependent clause
C. Independent, nonessential dependent clause, clause.
D. Independent essential dependent clause clause.
4. A COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE has _______________________
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|Punctuation patterns: |
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| Follow the rules given above for compound and complex sentences. |
|A compound-complex sentence is merely a combination of the two. |
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