Sentences are classified into four types based on their structure: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex.
Here's a breakdown of each type:
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Simple Sentence: Contains only one independent clause.
- Example: The dog barked.
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Compound Sentence: Contains two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or a semicolon.
- Example: The dog barked, and the cat hissed.
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Complex Sentence: Contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
- Example: Because the dog barked, the cat hissed.
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Compound-Complex Sentence: Contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
- Example: Because the dog barked, the cat hissed, and I jumped.
In summary, sentence classification is based on the number and types of clauses they contain, leading to these four distinct categories.
