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Sentence Structure
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| simple sentence | has a subject, predicate, complete thought |
| clause | a simple sentence |
| subject | contains the main noun or pronoun that is doing or being |
| predicate | contains the linking or action verb |
| independent clause | can end with a period because it has a complete thought |
| dependent clause | begins with a subordinating conjunction so it does not have a complete thought |
| compound sentence | has two independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction OR a semicolon (;) |
| complex sentence | has an independent clause joined to a dependent clause by a subordinating conjunction |
| coordinating conjunction | joins independent clauses (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) |
| subordinating conjunction | begins a dependent clause |