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1、Simple,Compound,ComplexandCompound-ComplexSentencesinYourWritingOnceawriterknowsthedifferencebetweenthethreesentencetypes(simple,compound,andcomplex),itispossibletowritewithsentencevariety.Sentencevarietyhelpsmakeyourwritingmoreinteresting.SimpleSentenceAsimplesentencecontainsasubjectandverb.Itexpre
2、ssesasinglecompletethought.Asimplesentenceisasingleindependentclause.SampleSimpleSentencesThecatcreptthroughthedarkhouse.Thewarymousewatchedfromunderneathanupturnedcerealbox.Thepredatorycatstoppedandsurveyedhissurroundings.Themousedartedforthesafetyofthenearlyinvisibleholeunderthecabinet.CompoundSen
3、tencesAcompoundsentencecontainstwoindependentclauses.Conjunctions(for, and, nor, but, or,andyet, so)jointheseindependentclauses.(Hint:TheconjunctionsspellFANBOYS.)Theconjunctionusedcanimpactthemeaningofthesentence.SampleCompoundSentencesThecatwasunsuccessfulinhisattempttocatchthemouse,andthemousewas
4、equallyasunluckyinhisattempttogetthecheese.Thedoghadwatchedallofthis,buthehadrefusedtobecomeinvolved.Themousecouldwaituntildark,orhecouldriskadaylightraidonthepantry.Thecatusuallysleptduringtheday,yetcuriosityheldhimatthecornerofthekitchen.ComplexSentencesAcomplexsentenceisanindependentclausejoinedb
5、yoneormoredependentclauses.Asubordinatingconjunctionbeginsthedependentclauses.Adependentclausethatbeginsasentencemustbefollowedbycomma.Adependentclausehasasubjectandaverb,butitdoesnotmakesenseonitsown.SubordinatingConjunctionsAfterhowUntilAlthoughifUnlessAsinasmuchasifinorderthatWhenaslongasAtleastW
6、heneverasmuchasnowthatwhereassoonwhereverasthoughSinceWhilebecausesothatBeforeevenifThateventhoughthoughSampleComplexSentencesAfterhegaveitsomethought,themousedecidedtowaituntillaterforhistrek.Thecatfellasleeponthewarmkitchenbecausehewasdeprivedofsleepthenightbefore.Whenthemouseheardthesoftsnoringof
7、hissleepingnemesis,hescurriedtothepantryandgrabbedenoughfoodforaweek.Thededicated,felinesleuthkeepshisnightlyvigileventhoughtheforesightedmousewillnotbeventuringoutthisweek.Compound-ComplexSentencesAcompound-complexsentenceisasentencethathasatleasttwoindependentclausesandatleastonedependentclause.Th
8、esamesubordinatingconjunctionsareusedtointroducethedependentclauses.Thesamecoordinatingconjunctions(FANBOYS)areusedforjoiningtheindependentclauses.SampleCompound-ComplexSentences.Afterthetwoadversarieshadspentyearsplayingthis“catandmouse”game,theywerejoinedbytheirchildren,andthefuncontinued.Eventhou
9、ghitseemsthetwowerebentontheothersdestruction,thecatandmousewereratherfondofoneanother,andneitherwantedtheothersdefeat.Thisgamewasbegunthousandsofyearsago,anditwillcontinuefarintothefutureasothercatsandmicerevelinhide-and-seek.TestYourselfSimple,Compound,Complex,orCompound-Complex?1.Theteacherwalked
10、intotheclassroom,greetedthestudents,andtookattendance.2.JuanplayedfootballwhileJanewentshopping.3.Juanplayedfootball,yetJimwentshopping.4.AlthoughMexicohasabetterteam,theylostthetournament,andtheirmoreaggressivestyledidnotpayoff.5.Theislandwasfilledwithmanytrailswindingthroughthethickunderbrush,asmalllake,anddangerouswildanimals.6.Naokipassedthetestbecausehestudiedhard,butStacydidnotunderstandthematerial.
