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Types of sentences - Coggle Diagram
Types of sentences
Dependent clause
It must be attached to an independent clause to become complete. This is also known as a subordinate clause.
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A simple sentence contains a subject and a verb, and it may also have an object and modifiers. However, it contains only one independent clause.
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A compound sentence contains at least two independent clauses. These two independent clauses can be combined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction or with a semicolon.
A complex sentence contains at least one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Dependent clauses can refer to the subject (who, which) the sequence/time (since, while), or the causal elements (because, if) of the independent clause.
A compound-complex sentence contains at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.