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PERSUASIVE WRITING: SENTENCE STRUCTURE

PERSUASIVE WRITING: SENTENCE STRUCTURE. There are four major types of sentences: Simple Compound Complex C ompound-complex . A simple sentence has the most basic elements that make it a sentence: a subject, a verb, and a completed thought. It can stand alone.

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PERSUASIVE WRITING: SENTENCE STRUCTURE

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  1. PERSUASIVE WRITING: SENTENCE STRUCTURE There are four major types of sentences: Simple Compound Complex Compound-complex.

  2. A simple sentence has the most basic elements that make it a sentence: a subject, a verb, and a completed thought. It can stand alone. • The Wiz was a movie made in 1978. A compound sentence refers to a sentence made up of two independent clauses (or complete sentences) connected to one another with a coordinating conjunction. • The Wiz was a movie made in 1978 and it starred Diana Ross. A complex sentence is made up of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses connected to it. A dependent clause is similar to an independent clause, or complete sentence, but it does not make sense on its own.  • Although The Wiz starred Diana Ross, Michael Jackson stole the show in his role as the scarecrow. A compound-complex sentence is made from two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. • An adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, The Wiz premiered in 1978 and it starred Diana Ross and Michael Jackson. Sentence Types

  3. Go back to your own writing and see how you can improve your sentence fluency! Your Task:

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