Part 101 (1/2)

The simple sentence contains only words and phrases

+451+ +A complex sentence is one which contains a principal state statements+

The statements made in addition to the principal statement are made in dependent clauses The complex sentence has only one main clause and one or more dependent clauses

+452+ +A compound sentence is one which contains two or more independent clauses+

These compound sentences may contain any number of dependent clauses but they must always have at least two independent or principal clauses

These principal clauses are always connected by co-ordinate conjunctions, for the principal clauses in a compound sentence are always of equal rank or order

Exercise 1

Review the lesson on co-ordinate conjunctions and notice which conjunctions are used to unite principal clauses into single sentences

Use these co-ordinate conjunctions to unite the following pairs of simple sentences into compound sentences For example:

The sun rises _and_ the day dawns

The men work _but_ the boys play

The sun rises The day dawns

He studies diligently He learns rapidly

He came early He could not stay

The weather is cold The plants are not growing

The men work The boys play

The day is cold The wind is blowing

Take the above sentences and use subordinate instead of co-ordinate conjunctions, and make complex sentences instead of compound out of each pair of simple sentences For example:

_When_ the sun rises, the day dawns

The men work _while_ the boys play

KINDS OF COMPOUND SENTENCES

+453+ +Compound sentences may beco of each sentence two si is here

He believes in war but his brother is against it

We must arouse ourselves or we shall be involved

He will not study nor will he allow any one else to study