What is a sentence?
Simple sentences
have one subject-verb pair
Oxford Dictionary defines it as a set of words that expresses a complete thought, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses.
A compound sentence
sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, or so) and a comma or by a semicolon alone.
A complex sentence
combines a dependent clause with an independent clause
A compound-complex sentence
is comprised of at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
Other ways to analyze a sentence
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What is a sentence?
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What is a sentence?
Simple sentences
have one subject-verb pair
Oxford Dictionary defines it as a set of words that expresses a complete thought, typically containing a subject and predicate, conveying a statement, question, exclamation, or command, and consisting of a main clause and sometimes one or more subordinate clauses.
A compound sentence
sentence is made up of two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, or so) and a comma or by a semicolon alone.
A complex sentence
combines a dependent clause with an independent clause
A compound-complex sentence
is comprised of at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
Other ways to analyze a sentence
Image retreived from https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/sentences.htm