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Sentence Variety

How can you vary your sentences to avoid boring your reader?

TermDefinition
Compound Sentence IC + comma + CC + IC
IC Independent Clause
Coordinating Conjunction CC or FANBOYS -- This word must be paired with a comma in a compound sentence.
DC Dependent Clause
SC Subordinating Conjunction - These words are used in a complex sentence. It is paired with an IC to create a DC that gives more information for the IC in the sentence.
Complex Sentence DC (SC + IC) + comma + IC
Subordinating Clause This type of clause consists of a subordinating conjunction and an IC, turning the IC into a DC.
Subordinating Conjunction This word is used to combine two simple sentences into a complex sentence.
Compound Subject A sentence has two or more subjects included.
Compound Predicate A sentence has two or more verbs included.
Compound Sentence The krill are swimming to the surface, and the whales are anxiously waiting to have dinner.
Complex Sentence Because the whales scared up the krill, the fish are quickly swimming to the surface.
Compound-Complex Sentence Because the whales scared up the krill, the fish are swimming to the surface, and the whales are anxiously waiting to have dinner.
Simple Sentence Whales love to eat krill, shrimp, and other small fish.
Sentence Fragment Scared up the krill
Subordinating Conjunctions (Examples) while, because, when, until, although, even though, as long as
Created by: JKD1228
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