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The Sequence in Which Words Are Put Together To Form Sentences. in English, The Usual Sequence Is,, and

The document defines and provides examples of different types of sentences: - Simple sentences contain one independent clause. - Compound sentences contain two independent clauses joined by a conjunction. - Complex sentences contain an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. - Compound-complex sentences contain at least three clauses, with at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause.

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The Sequence in Which Words Are Put Together To Form Sentences. in English, The Usual Sequence Is,, and

The document defines and provides examples of different types of sentences: - Simple sentences contain one independent clause. - Compound sentences contain two independent clauses joined by a conjunction. - Complex sentences contain an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. - Compound-complex sentences contain at least three clauses, with at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause.

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The sequence in which

words are put together to


form sentences. In English,
the usual sequence
is subject, verb, and object.
A systematic statement
of the rules governing
the grammatical
arrangement of words
and morphemes in a
language
 All sentences are about
something or someone. The
something or someone that
the sentence is about is
called the subject of the
sentence.
John often comes late to class.

My friend and I both have a dog named Spot.

The old hotel at the end of the street is going


to be knocked down to make way for a new
supermarket.

The grade 7 Korean boy who has just started


at FIS speaks excellent English.

On Saturdays I never get up before 9 o'clock.


The predicate contains
information about the
someone or
something that is the
subject.
 One way to categorize
sentences is by the
clauses they contain. (A
clause is a part of a
sentence containing a
subject and a predicate.)
Simple: Contains a single,
independent clause.
A. I don't like dogs.
B. Our school basketball team lost
their last game of the season 75-
68.
C. The old hotel opposite the bus
station in the center of the town is
probably going to be knocked
down at the end of next year.
COMPOUND: Contains two independent clauses
that are joined by a coordinating conjunction.
(The most common coordinating conjunctions
are: but, or, and, so.)
REMEMBER: BOAS
A. I don't like dogs, and my sister doesn't like cats.
B. You can write on paper, or you can use a
computer.
C. A tree fell on the school roof in a
storm, but none of the students was injured.
COMPLEX: Contains an independent
clause plus one or more dependent
clauses. (A dependent clause starts with
a subordinating conjunction.
Examples: that, because, while,
although, where, if.)
A. I don't like dogs that bark at me when I go
past.
B. She did my homework, while her father
cooked dinner.
COMPOUND-COMPLEX: Contains 3 or
more clauses (of which at least two are
independent and one is dependent).
A. I don't like dogs, and my sister doesn't like
cats because they make her sneeze.
B. You can write on paper, but using a
computer is better as you can easily correct
your mistakes.
C. A tree fell onto the school roof in a storm,
but none of the students was injured,
although many of them were in classrooms
at the top of the building.

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