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In the English language, a compound sentence is composed of at least two independent clauses, but does not need a dependent clause. The clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction (with or without a comma), a correlative conjunction (with or without a comma), or a semicolon with no conjunction.

Examples

  • Larry bought the book, or so I thought.
  • :The two independent clauses are joined by a comma and the coordinating conjunction "or".
  • Either he goes or I go.
  • :The compound sentence is held together by the correlative conjunction "either…or".
  • Mary understands math; she has studied it for years.
  • :Here the two are joined by a semicolon with no conjunction.

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English}}} 
Writing system: Latin (English variant) 
Official status
Official language of: 53 countries
Regulated by: no official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-1: en
ISO 639-2: eng
ISO 639-3: eng  
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In linguistics, a sentence is a unit of language, characterized in most languages by the presence of a finite verb. For example, "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
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In grammar, an independent clause (or main clause) is a clause that can stand by itself as a grammatically viable simple sentence. Independent clauses express a complete thought and contain a subject and a predicate.
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A dependent clause (or subordinate clause) cannot stand alone as a sentence. In itself, a dependent clause does not express a complete thought; therefore, it is usually attached to an independent clause.
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conjunction is a part of speech that connects two words, phrases, or clauses together. This definition may overlap with that of other parts of speech, so what constitutes a "conjunction" should be defined for each language.
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For other uses, see Comma.
A comma ( , ) is a punctuation mark. It has the same shape as an apostrophe or single closing quotation mark in many typefaces, but it differs from them in being placed on the baseline of the text.
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A semicolon (  ;  ) is a punctuation mark. The Italian printer Aldus Manutius the Elder established the practice of using the mark to separate words opposed in meaning and to mark off interdependent statements.
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A dependent clause (or subordinate clause) cannot stand alone as a sentence. In itself, a dependent clause does not express a complete thought; therefore, it is usually attached to an independent clause.
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A complex sentence is a sentence with an independent clause and at least one dependent clause (subordinating clause). The dependent clause is introduced by either a subordinate conjunction such as although, while or because
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A simple sentence is a sentence structure that contains one independent clause and no dependent clauses.

Examples

  • The singer bowed.
This simple sentence has one independent clause which contains one subject, singer, and one predicate,
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A complex sentence is a sentence with an independent clause and at least one dependent clause (subordinating clause). The dependent clause is introduced by either a subordinate conjunction such as although, while or because
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complex-compound sentence. Sometimes also called a compound-complex sentence.

Examples

The dog lived in the backyard, but the cat, who thought she was superior, lived inside the house.

Independent clauses:
  • The dog lived in the backyard.

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