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Sentence Patterns
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pattern 1 | S V ; S V (subject verb semicolon subject verb) |
| Pattern 1a | S V ; however, S V (subject verb semicolon conjunctive adverb comma subject verb) |
| Pattern 1b | S V ; S V, and S V (subject verb semicolon subject verb comma coordinating conjunction subject verb) |
| Pattern 1c | S V ; S V ; S V (subject verb semicolon subject verb semicolon subject verb) |
| Pattern 3 | General independent clause(idea) : Specific independence clause(example) NOTE: first letter after colon is capatilized |
| Pattern 4 | A , B , C. (a series without a conjunction) ex- The U.S. has a gov of the people , by the people , for the people. |
| Pattern 4a | A or B or C (series with variation) ex- Even though he is smart, I have never seen Keith arrogant or annoyed or impatient. |
| Pattern 5 | A and B , C and D , E and F. (series of balanced pairs) ex- The textbook clearly showed the distinction between prose and poetry, denotation and connotation, deduction and induction. |