1. SENTENCE TYPES

2. CLAUSES
 Independent Clause: contains a subject, a verb,
and a complete thought. It can stand alone.
 Dependent Clause: contains a subject and a verb,
but no complete thought.

3. SIMPLE SENTENCES
 A simple sentence = ONE independent clause.
 Examples:
 The clown frightened the little girl.
 She ran off screaming.

4. COMPOUND SENTENCES
 A compound sentence= two independent clauses
joined by:
 A. a coordinating conjunction
(for, and,nor, but, or, yet, so),
 B. a conjunctive adverb (e.g. however,
therefore)
 C. a semicolon alone.

5. COMPOUND SENTENCES
 Examples:
 The clown frightened the girl, and she ran off
screaming.
 The clown frightened the girl; therefore, she ran
off screaming.
 The clown frightened the girl; she ran off
screaming.

6. COMPLEX SENTENCES
 Complex sentences= one dependent clause
(headed by a subordinating conjunction or a
relative pronoun ) joined to an independent
clause.
 Example:
 After the clown frightened the girl, she ran off
screaming.
 The girl, who fears clowns, always runs off
screaming.

7. COMPLEX COMPOUND SENTENCES
 A compound complex sentence = two independent
clauses joined to one or more dependent clauses.
 Example:
 After the clown frightened the girl, she ran off
screaming, and the clown flew into a rage.