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*Compound sentence: A compound sentence is composed of two or more independent clauses with no subordinate clauses. The independent clauses are usually joined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction (''and'', ''but '', ''or'', ''not'', ''for'', ''so'', ''yet'') or with a semicolon (Hacker 464). "The girl ran fast, though her classmates were gaining on her." | *Compound sentence: A compound sentence is composed of two or more independent clauses with no subordinate clauses. The independent clauses are usually joined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction (''and'', ''but '', ''or'', ''not'', ''for'', ''so'', ''yet'') or with a semicolon (Hacker 464). "The girl ran fast, though her classmates were gaining on her." | ||
*Complex sentence: A complex sentence is composed of one independent clause with one or more subordinate clauses (Hacker 464). | *Complex sentence: A complex sentence is composed of one independent clause with one or more subordinate clauses (Hacker 464). "If the floor is wet,do not run." | ||
*Compound-complex sentence:A compound-complex sentence contains at least two independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause (Hacker 464). | *Compound-complex sentence:A compound-complex sentence contains at least two independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause (Hacker 464). | ||
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*Exclamation points are used after an exclamation of surprise, shock or dismay, which is generally a short sentence or phrase expressing very strong feeling (Darling). | *Exclamation points are used after an exclamation of surprise, shock or dismay, which is generally a short sentence or phrase expressing very strong feeling (Darling). | ||
:The pool | :The pool party was great! | ||
:Boy! What a ride! | :Boy! What a ride! | ||
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:She is going | :She is going | ||
:She is going to work at four. | :She is going to work at four. | ||
===Clauses=== | |||
Clauses come in two varieties. Noting the number and kinds of clauses can help identify a sentence. | |||
: An independent clause contains a subject and a predicate, and can stand alone. | |||
: A subordinate clause contains a sebject and predicate,but functions as an adjective, an adverb, or a noun; it cannot stand alone. (Hacker 464) | |||
===Links=== | ===Links=== | ||
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*Wikipedia. "Sentence Linguistics." 27 Jun 2006. Online. 12 Jul 2006. | *Wikipedia. "Sentence Linguistics." 27 Jun 2006. Online. 12 Jul 2006. | ||
<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=sentence_%28linguistics%29&oldid=60811791>. | <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=sentence_%28linguistics%29&oldid=60811791>. | ||
*Faigley,Lester. "The Brief Penguin Handbook." University of Texas at Austin, 2005 | |||