Definition
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Simple Sentence
A
simple sentence has the most basic elements that make it a sentence: a subject,
a verb, and a completed thought.
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Compound Sentences
A
compound sentence refers to a sentence made up of two independent clauses (or
complete sentences) connected to one another with a coordinating conjunction.
Coordinating conjunctions are easy to remember if you think of the words
"FAN BOYS":
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Complex Sentence
A
complex sentence is made up of an independent clause and one or more dependent
clauses connected to it. A dependent clause is similar to an independent
clause, or complete sentence, but it lacks one of the elements that would make
it a complete sentence.
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Declarative Sentences
Declarative
sentences make a statement to relay information or ideas. They are punctuated
with a simple period. Formal essays or reports are composed almost entirely of
declarative sentences.
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Imperartive Sentence
Imperative
sentences issue commands or requests or they can express a desire or wish. They
are punctuated with a simple period or they can be exclamations requiring an
exclamation mark. It all depends on the strength of emotion you want to
express. Exclamatory sentences can consist of a single verb or they can be more
lengthy and complex.
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Exclamatory Sentences
Exclamatory
sentences express strong emotion. It doesn’t really matter what the emotion is,
an exclamatory sentence is the type of sentence needed to express it.
Exclamatory sentences always end in an exclamation mark, so it’s pretty easy to
spot them. Use exclamatory sentences to
portray emotion but take care to use them sparingly. Otherwise, your writing
will lack sincerity
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Interrogative Sentences
Interrogative
sentences are also easy to spot. That’s because they always ask a question and
end in a question mark
