Eng 10 Sentences and clauses

Sentence types

Simple
SV
SSV
SVV

Compound
SV SV
, SOBA
; TRANS,

Complex
- adverb clauses
- adjective clauses
- noun clauses

SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX


clauses- group of words with S V


main clause, independent, simple sentence
"Joan is very happy today." 

subordinate clauses, dependent, not a sentence, frag- sentence fragment
"Because her son is home from Yellowknife."

"Joan is very happy today."
"Because Her son is home from Yellowknife."
2 simples
"Joan is very happy today. Her son is home from Yellowknife."

"Joan is very happy today; her son is home from Yellowknife." COMPOUND
"Joan's son is home from Yellowknife, so she is very happy today." COMPOUND


"Joan is very happy today because her son is home from Yellowknife." COMPLEX adverb clause