Sentence Types and Structures

1. declarative- makes a statement
2. interrogative- asks a question
3. imperative- gives a command
4. exclamatory- expresses strong feelings

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subject- what the sentence is about~the topic

predicate- what is said about the subject

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1. subject verb
2. subject verb object
3. subject verb direct-object indirect-object

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Clause- a subject and a predicate

independent clause- could be a sentence

dependent clause- needs another clause to be a sentence.

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simple- one (independent) clause

What is another word for thesaurus?

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complex- one independent clause and at least one other dependent clause

I- Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities...D- because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

D- If you build it...I- he will come.

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compound- 2 or more independent clauses 

The drought had lasted now for 10,000,000 years, and the reign of the terrible lizards had long since ended.