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Sentence Types

Sentence Types. Structurally, English sentences can be classified four different ways, though there are endless constructions of each. The classifications are based on the number of independent and dependent clauses a sentence contains.

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Sentence Types

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  1. Sentence Types Structurally, English sentences can be classified four different ways, though there are endless constructions of each. The classifications are based on the number of independent and dependent clauses a sentence contains. An independent clause forms a complete sentence on its own, while a dependent clause needs another clause to make a complete sentence. By learning these types, writers can add complexity and variation to their sentences. Source: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/573/02/

  2. Simple sentence: A sentence with one independent clause and no dependent clauses(hint: ANY one of the six patterns of a complete sentence is an independent clause). My aunt enjoyed taking the hayride with you. China's Han Dynasty marked an official recognition of Confucianism. Sentence Types

  3. Sentence Types • Compound Sentence: A sentence with multiple independent clauses (at least 2) but no dependent clauses. Also, these clauses are joined by one of the FANBOYS, a correlative conjunction, or a semicolon! • The clown frightened the little girl, andshe ran off screaming down the street. • Not only did the clown frightened the little girl, but alsoshe ran off screaming down the street. • The clown frightened the little girl;she ran off screaming down the street.

  4. Sentence Types • Complex Sentence: A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. • After Mary added up all the sales, she discovered the lemonade stand was 32 cents short. • While all of his paintings are fascinating, Hieronymus Bosch's triptychs, full of mayhem and madness, are the real highlight of his art.

  5. Sentence Types • Compound-Complex Sentence: A sentence with multiple independent clauses (at least two) and at least one dependent clause. • With her reputation on the line, Peggy played against a fierce opponent at the Scrabble competition, and as she overcame intensive competition, she won the game with one well-placed word. • Catch-22 is widely regarded as Joseph Heller's best novel, and because Heller served in World War II, which the novel satirizes, the zany but savage wit of the novel packs an extra punch.

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