Types of Sentence Structure
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- It is the person, place, thing, or idea the sentence is about. The who or what.
- It tells what the subject does or what is said about the subject. It usually includes the verb.
- It is a group of words that has a subject and a predicate.
- It is the clause that expresses a complete thought. It can stand alone as a sentence.
- It is a clause that has a subject and predicate but does not express a complete thought by itself. It depends on an independent clause. It is also often called "Subordinate Clause" because it uses subordinating conjunction.
- It only has 1 independent clause.
- It has 2 or more independent clause joined. It uses the coordinating conjunction FANBOYS.
- It consists of 1 independent clause and 1 or more dependent clause/s.
- It consists of 2 independent clauses and only 1 dependent clause.
- The student studied. What kind of sentence structure?
- Although the student studied hard, the teacher gave more exercises, so the class learned a lot. What kind of sentence structure?
- The mother cooked dinner, and the father set the table. What kind of sentence structure?
- Because the mother cooked dinner, the father set the table. What kind of sentence structure?
- While the tree grew, the birds built a nest. What kind of sentence structure?
- The tree grew. What kind of sentence structure?
- Although the student raised her hand, the teacher asked someone else, and the class laughed. What kind of sentence structure?
- The student raised her hand, and the teacher called to answer. What kind of sentence structure?