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1、Simple,Compound,ComplexandCompound-ComplexSentencesinYourWritingOnceawriterknowsthedifferencebetweenthethreesentencetypes(simple,compound,andcomplex),itispossibletowritewithsentencevariety.Sentencevarietyhelpsmakeyourwritingmoreinteresting.SimpleSentenceAsimplesentencecontainsas
2、ubjectandverb.Itexpressesasinglecompletethought.Asimplesentenceisasingleindependentclause.SampleSimpleSentencesThecatcreptthroughthedarkhouse.Thewarymousewatchedfromunderneathanupturnedcerealbox.Thepredatorycatstoppedandsurveyedhissurroundings.Themousedartedforthesafetyofthenear
3、lyinvisibleholeunderthecabinet.CompoundSentencesAcompoundsentencecontainstwoindependentclauses.Conjunctions(for,and,nor,but,or,andyet,so)jointheseindependentclauses.(Hint:TheconjunctionsspellFANBOYS.)Theconjunctionusedcanimpactthemeaningofthesentence.SampleCompoundSentencesTheca
4、twasunsuccessfulinhisattempttocatchthemouse,andthemousewasequallyasunluckyinhisattempttogetthecheese.Thedoghadwatchedallofthis,buthehadrefusedtobecomeinvolved.Themousecouldwaituntildark,orhecouldriskadaylightraidonthepantry.Thecatusuallysleptduringtheday,yetcuriosityheldhimatthe
5、cornerofthekitchen.ComplexSentencesAcomplexsentenceisanindependentclausejoinedbyoneormoredependentclauses.Asubordinatingconjunctionbeginsthedependentclauses.Adependentclausethatbeginsasentencemustbefollowedbycomma.Adependentclausehasasubjectandaverb,butitdoesnotmakesenseonitsown
6、.SubordinatingConjunctionsAfterhowUntilAlthoughifUnlessAsinasmuch asifinorderthatWhenaslongasAtleastWheneverasmuchasnowthatwhereassoonwhereverasthoughSinceWhilebecausesothatBeforeevenifThateventhoughthoughSampleComplexSentencesAfterhegaveitsomethought,themousedecidedtowaituntil
7、laterforhistrek.Thecatfellasleeponthewarmkitchenbecausehewasdeprivedofsleepthenightbefore.Whenthemouseheardthesoftsnoringofhissleepingnemesis,hescurriedtothepantryandgrabbedenoughfoodforaweek.Thededicated,felinesleuthkeepshisnightlyvigileventhoughtheforesightedmousewillnotbevent
8、uringoutthisweek.Compound-ComplexSentencesAcomp
