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Kinds of sentence structure practice. Match the sentence structure used to its corresponding sentence.

a. Simple
b. Compound
c. Complex
d. Compound-Complex

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A simple sentence has one main clause, while a compound sentence has two or more main clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction. A complex sentence has one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses. Finally, a compound-complex sentence contains two or more main clauses and one or more subordinate clauses.

Step-by-step explanation:

A simple sentence has one idea expressed in a single main clause (also known as an independent clause). A main clause contains a subject and a predicate and can stand alone as a sentence. A simple sentence can be short or long, as shown in the examples below. The phrases in the long sentence add information, but the sentence remains a simple sentence nonetheless because it has only one clause.

The coronavirus spread around the world in 2020.

School-age children and college students were pushed into virtual learning environments in March 2020, with schools closing for unspecified lengths of time.

A compound sentence contains two or more main clauses that are equally important to the meaning of the sentence. To create a compound sentence, you can use a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) to join the main clauses. Remember the mnemonic device 'fanboys' to recall the coordinating conjunctions.

A complex sentence contains one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses. The subordinate clause (also known as a dependent clause) cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and relies on the main clause to make sense.

A compound-complex sentence contains two or more main clauses and one or more subordinate clauses.

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