SENTENCE STRUCTURE

• SIMPLE SENTENCE

  • consist of a single independent clause
  • contain a subject and a verb
• SIMPLE SENTENCE(2)


  can have more than one subject (compound sub) as long as they share the same verb (simple predicate)
• SIMPLE SENTENCE(3)


  can have more than one verb (compound predicate) as long as the verbs share the same (simple sub)
• COMPOUND SENTENCE


  made up of more than one simple sentence
• COMPOUND SENTENCE


  independent clauses are joined by

  a coma ,

  coordinating conjunction with the acronym FANBOYS = for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

  a semicolon ;
• COMPLEX SENTENCE


  contains subordinate clauses

  consist of one independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses
• COMPLEX SENTENCE (2)


  the independent clause is often called the MAIN, it has its own subject and verb, as does each subordinate clause
• COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE


  this structure is a combination of a cp and cx sentence
• COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE (2)


  consists of 2 or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses