0
Still curious? Ask our experts.
Chat with our AI personalities
Rene
Steve
Coach
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How can you best define a sentence?
Well, the usual sentence classifications are simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences, and compound-complex sentences. Simple sentences are the most basic kind, they consist of one independent clause. Compound sentences contain two independent clauses. Complex sentences contain an independent clause and a dependent clause. Compound-complex sentences contain at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause.
What is a group of words expressing a complete thought?
In a sentence, an independent clause expresses a complete thought. A dependent clause, while it may contain nouns and verbs, does not create a sentence that could stand alone. Compound sentences contain more than one independent clause. Complex sentences contain one independent clause and one or more dependent ones. Compound-complex sentences contain more than one independent clause, and at least one dependent clause.
A compound sentence consists of?
A compound complex sentence must contain at least two independent clauses, linked by a conjunction (or punctuation that functions as a conjunction), and at least one dependent clause. For example: 'I waited an hour and a half for my sister; she finally turned up at ten o'clock, when I had given her up for lost.' First independent clause: 'I waited an hour and a half for my sister;' Second independent clause: 'she finally turned up at ten o'clock,' Dependent clause: 'when I had given her up for lost.' This could also be written as 'I waited an hour and a half for my sister, and she finally turned up at ten o'clock, when I had given her up for lost.'
What is an example of a clause?
In a sentence independent clauses are those which are independent of one another. Look at the example: he is an active boy but his brother is very lazy. here two clauses 1.he is an active boy 2.his brother is very lazy are combining with one another both clauses are independent of one another
Similarities of phrases and clauses?
Clauses are also similar to phrases because they can add more information or description to a sentence. Although, unlike phrases, clauses contain a subject and a verb.
