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What should follow a dependent clause when the dependent clause comes first in a sentence.?
A comma
Is the first sentence in A Tale of Two Cities compound or compound complex?
The first sentence in A Tale of Two Cities is compound complex because it contains multiple independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
Explaine the difference between compound sentence and compound complex sentence?
First of all a simple sentence has a independent clause:Janet walked to school.A compound sentence has two simple sentences inside it with a conjunction/joining word to join it:Janet walked to school, the others rode their bikes.A complex has an independent clause and a dependent clause inside one sentence:Janet walked to school, but the others didn't.A independent clause makes sense on it's own but a dependent clause doesn't.
What part of speech is the phrase in order that in the following sentence In 1621 Governor Bradford ordered the first Thanksgiving Day feast in order that they could celebrate their blessings?
It is a subordinating conjunction introducing the dependent clause. The sentence is a complex sentence made up of an independent clause followed by a dependent clause.
What is the difference between complex and compound complex sentences?
Yes, there is a difference between complex and compound-complex sentences. A complex sentence is a simple sentence with a subordinant clause in front of it (also known as a fragment). A compound-complex sentence is a compound sentence with a subordinant clause in front of it. For example: Complex: As we ran onto the car, aliens attacked earth. (as is the subordinant conjunction, and "Aliens attacked Earth" is a complete sentence.) Compound-complex: As we ran onto the car, aliens attacked earth, and the military retaliated. (like te first sentence, as is still the subordinant conjunction, except I've added "The military retaliated", making it a compound-complex sentence. :D
How many subordinate clauses are in a simple sentence?
The simplest sentence consists of only a subject and a predicate (a noun and a verb) and is only one clause."Scott ran." is an example of such a sentence. It has one noun (Scott), one verb (ran), and is an independent clause (it stands alone as a sentence).A slightly more complex sentence can have two clauses as is evidenced by the following modification to the earlier example:"Scott ran, and he made it in time." The original sentence now contains two clauses (an independent one and a subordinate one).In general, though, "simple sentence" usually refers to a sentence with only one clause.
Does a complex sentence always have to have a coma?
No, in fact we just went over this in school. A complex sentence only has a comma when th dependent clause is first. You can remember this by remembering the acronym DC like Washington DC. It stands for dependent, comma. Hope this helped!!😊
What is main clause and subordinate clause give an example?
A main clause = it is independent, i.e. it does not depend on any other sentence. A subordinate clause = a sentence depending on/subordinated to a another sentence, either a main clause or another subordinate clause. (you ask the main clause a question and you answer with the subordinate). e.g. "Can you tell me/ (the main clause) when the book was written?" ( the subordinate clause = a Direct Object). or "This is the book/ that I told you about". (the second clause is an Attributive or a Relative Clause). or If she had know this, / she wouldn't have trusted him." (the first sentence is an If Clause or a Conditional).
What is the difference between a principle clause and and a simple sentence?
A simple sentence has only one independent clause, but a compound sentence has more than one, using a conjunction. Both simple and compound sentences can have dependent clauses that make them "complex".Example :(simple) The boy walked to the store.(compound) The boy walked to the store but he did not buy anything.Either of the two thoughts can be a separate sentence.Example:The boy walked to the store that had recently reopened.Complex, as the phrase cannot stand on its own.The boy walked to the store that had recently reopened, but he did not buy anything for his sister.Compound-complex, with a dependent clause on the first independent clause.
A clause that cannot stand alone?
the clause that couldn't stand on its own is called: Dependent clause or Subordinating clause. example: before you leave for work today. another would be: After the long exhausting day. These two examples may contain a subject and a verb (you - subject and leave - verb [for the first example]) but this group of words is dependent clause because this group of words does not express a complete thought and it needs to be attached to a main clause or a independent clause. By the way, a clause that could stand on its own is called a main clause or an idependent clause. An example of which is "I slept for three hours." This in fact is an independent clause or a simple sentence. but if you attach the dependent clause - "After a long exhausting day." you will have a sentence that looks like this: After the long exhausting day, I slept for three hours. (this now becomes a complex sentence. It is a combination of an independent clause and a dependent clause in one sentence.
What is the independent clause in the sentence Although the ostrich is a bird it doesn't fly?
The subordinate clause of the sentence is -- Although the ostrich is a bird
But then he moved independent or dependent clause?
"He moved" is the independent clause because it can stand alone as a complete sentence. "But then" is a subordinating conjunction that introduces the dependent clause which adds more information about the action in the independent clause.
