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sentence types
| independent clause | can stand by itself or with a dependent clause |
| dependent clause | cannot stand by themselves and do not express a complete thought |
| simple sentence | consists of a single independent clause that includes a subject and a verb(predicate) |
| compound sentence | independent clauses with the help of a comma and a coordinating conjunction or just a semicolon |
| complex sentence | a single independent clause and a dependent clause and will always contain a subordinate conjunction |
| compound-complex | combines two, or more independent clauses with at least one dependant clause |