Tuesday, October 13, 2009

More sentence rules

http://www2.ivcc.edu/rambo/eng1001/sentences.htm


2.) Compound sentences- refers to a sentence made up of two independent clauses ( or complete sentences) connected to one another with a coordinating conjunction. Coordinating conjunctions are easy to remember if you think of the word "FAN BOYS"
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So

3.) Complex sentences- made up of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses connected to it. A dependent clause is similar to an independent clause, or complete sentences, but i lacks one of the elements that would make it a complete sentence.
After
Although
As
Because
Before
Even though
If
Since
Though
Unless
Until
When
Whenever
While
A complex sentence joins an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses.
The dependent clauses can go first in the sentence, followed by the independent clause.
Tip: When the dependent clause comes first, a comma should be used to separate the two clauses
Conversely, th
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