1. What are the parts of a complete sentence?
2. What is the difference between dependent and independent clause?
3. What is a compound sentence? How is it formed? Give examples of compound sentences.
4. What is complex sentence? How is it formed? Give examples of complex sentences.
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Answer:
1. Subject and Predicate
2. A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought while an independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought.
3. Compound sentence contains two independent clauses, joined together by a comma and a coordinating conjunction
A compound sentence is formed by joining independent clauses with coordinators and a comma, or with a semicolon.
Ex: This house is too expensive, and that house is too small.
4. A complex sentence has independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
A complex sentence is formed by adding one or more subordinate (dependent) clauses to the main (independent) clause using conjunctions and/or relative pronouns.
Ex: She returned the computer after she noticed it was damaged.