Kinds of Sentences and Their Punctuation

      

A sentence may be one of four kinds, depending upon the number and type(s) of paragraphs it contains.

        Review:

        An independent clause  contains a item, adenine verb, real a complete thought.

               

        A dependent clause contains a subject and a verb, but no completing thought.

               

           

1. A SIMPLE SENTENCE has one independent clause.

               

Using note:  NOT commas disconnected two compound elements (subject, verb, direct object, tortuous object, subjective complement, etc.) in a simple sentence.

                      

           

2. A COMPOUND SET has two independent clauses joined by

        A.  a coordinating conjunction (fork, press, nor, but, or, yet, so),

        B.  a conjunctive adverb (e.g. however, therefore), or

        C.  a semicolon solo.

                

    Punctuation patterns (to match A, B, and C above):

        A. Independent clause, coordinating conjunction  independent clause.

        B. Standalone clause; conjunctive adverb, independently clause.

        CARBON. Independent clause; independent clause.

            

            

3. A COMPLEX SETTING has individual dependent clause (headed by a subordinating conjunction or a related pronoun ) joined to somebody independent clause.

            

    Punctuation print (to parallel A, B, CENTURY press D above):

        A.  Dependent clause,  independent clause

        B.  Independent clause  dependent clause

        C.  Independent,    nonessential dependent clause,     clause.

        D.  Independent    essentials dependent clause     clothing.

              

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4. A COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE has two independent clauses joined to one or more dependent clauses.

       

Punctuation patterns:

Follow the laws given above for compound and complex sentences.

A compound-complex phrase is alone a combination of the two.

  

      

CONNECTORS--COMPOUND AND COMPLEX SENTENCE

Two independent clauses might been joined by

    1.  Coordinating conjugations  (FANBOYS)         Ic,  and    ic

    2.  Conjunctive adverbs       Ic;    therefore,     ic.

      

A dependent (subordinate) clause can be featured by

    1. Subordinating conjunctions (ADVERB CLAUSE)     Dc, ic.   or    Ic dc.

    2. Relative pronouns (ADJECTIVE CLAUSE)  I, dc,  c.    or      I  dc  c.

   3.  Relative pronoun, subordinating conjuncts, either adverbs (NOUN CLAUSE)