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Sentence Structure

Sentence structure refers to the grammatical arrangement of a sentence, including the placement of nouns and verbs. There are four types of sentence structures: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex. Key terminology includes clauses, which can be independent or dependent, and the use of conjunctions to connect clauses.

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Sentence Structure

Sentence structure refers to the grammatical arrangement of a sentence, including the placement of nouns and verbs. There are four types of sentence structures: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex. Key terminology includes clauses, which can be independent or dependent, and the use of conjunctions to connect clauses.

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SENTENCE

STRUCTURE
Sentence structure is the way a
sentence is arranged, grammatically.
The sentence structure of your
writing includes where the noun and
verb fall within an individual
sentence. Sentence structure
depends on the language in which
you're writing or speaking.

 The subject and the


predicate make up the two
basic part of any structural
parts of any complete
sentences.
4 TYPES OF
SENTENCE
STRUCTURE
1. SIMPLE SENTENCE
2. COMPOUND SENTENCE
3. COMPLEX SENTENCE
4. COMPOUND -COMPLEX
SENTENCE.

KEY TERMINOLOGY
A clause is a group of words that functions
as one part of speech and that includes a
subject and a verb.
Independent Dependent Subordinating
clause: clause: conjunction
A sentence that Contains a Conjunctions used
Simple sentence
A simple sentence contains at least one
complete verb. The verb must agree
with the subject and show the tense of
the sentence.
Sally kicks the ball.

Compound
sentence
A compound sentence consists of two
independent clauses joined together by
a coordinating conjunction (linking
word).

He was hungry. He cooked dinner.

He was hungry, so he cooked dinner.

Complex sentence
A complex sentence contains an
independent clause and a dependent
clause.

Although the girl studied hard


she failed the exam
Compound-complex
sentence
Contains at least two independent
clauses and at least one dependent
clause.

Because I worked, I got an A* on the


test and I was so happy.

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