Sentence structures

Sentence structures are the foundation of clear communication.

Main Sentence Structures

Simple

1 independent clause, started with a capital letter and finished with a full stop.

Compound

2 independent clauses (IC) . These are joined by:

1) IC , fanboys (for, and , nor, but, or, yet, so) IC.

2) IC ; conjunctive adverb, IC.

3) IC ; IC.

Complex

1 dependent clause and 1 independent clause

They include:

- adverbial clauses, which give information about time, place, or manner;

- adjectival clauses, which give more information about a noun.

For more information about sentence structures, see : Oshima, A and Hogue, A, 2005, Writing Academic Englis h. New York: Pearson Longman

Sentence Structures

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