Types of sentences Flashcards

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4 types of sentences

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  1. complex sentence
  2. simple sentence
  3. compound sentence
  4. compound-complex sentence
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_______ sentence is made of:

independent clause, or complete sentence, & one or more dependent clauses connected.

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complex sentence

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_______ clause: subject & predicate that can stand alone as complete sentence.

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independent clause

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______ clause: subject & verb that cannot stand alone as complete sentence.

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dependent clause

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_______ sentence is made of:

a subject and verb.

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simple sentence

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_______ sentence is made of:

two complete sentences connected by a conjunction.

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compound sentence

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_______ sentence is made of:

at least two independent clauses & at least one dependent clause.

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compound-complex sentence

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