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Sentence According To STRUCTURE

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Sentence according to STRUCTURE

Sentences can be classified as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. The


employment of independent and dependent clauses, conjunctions, and subordinators defines each
sentence.
Simple sentences: A simple sentence consists of an independent clause that does not
contain a dependent or conjunction clause.
EXAMPLES: I made a cake.
She smiled warmly.
He plays soccer.
Compound sentences: Two separate clauses connected by a conjunction (such as and, but,
or, for, nor, still, so) create a compound sentence.
EXAMPLES: She cooked dinner, and he set the table.
I wanted to go for a walk, but it started raining.
She likes to read books, and he enjoys watching movies.
Complex sentences: A complex sentence has a minimum of one dependent clause and one
independent clause. Conjunctions and subordinators, words that facilitate the relationship between
the dependent and independent clauses, are used to join the clauses of a complicated phrase.
Subordinators can be used to describe the cause components (because, if), the subject (who, which),
or the sequence/time (since, while) of the independent clause.
EXAMPLES:
Subordinator referring to the subject:
The cat, who had been hiding behind the bed, appeared at last after
hearing the can opener.
The artist, who spent years studying, eventually opened her gallery
exhibition.
Subordinator referring to sequence/time:
As you complete your assignments, I'll start preparing dinner.
We made the decision to stay inside and watch a movie because it was
raining.
Subordinator referring to causal elements:
She visited the doctor after experiencing days of discomfort.
Once your tasks are done, you can go play with your buddies.
Compound-complex sentences: Compound-complex sentences have at least one
dependent clause in addition to several independent ones. There will be subordinators as well as
conjunctions in these sentences.
EXAMPLES: Whenever she has free time, she loves to read books, and she often goes
to the library.
When the storm started, the kids were inside, and they played board
games all afternoon.
After he finished work, John went to the store, and he bought some
groceries.

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