A sentence is a group of words (sometimes, just one word) that forms a complete idea.
The ship sails.
I scream.
His friends are moving to the country.
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A sentence is formed by parts that function in relation to one another.
The two basic parts are the subject and the predicate.
There are four types of sentences: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex.
A sentence contains one or more clauses, and you can classify a sentence as one of the four types by assessing the number and types of clauses it contains.
A simple sentence contains a single independent clause—that is, a subject and a predicate that form a complete thought.
A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, yet, for, or, nor, or so), a conjunctive adverb (e.g., however, furthermore, likewise, rather, therefore), or a semicolon:
A complex sentence contains one or more dependent clauses attached to an independent clause. The dependent clauses are connected to the independent clause through subordinating conjunctions (e.g., because, after, when) or relative pronouns (who, which, that).
A compound-complex sentence contains one or more dependent clauses attached to one or more independent clauses.
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