The 4 English Sentence Types - simple, compound, complex, compound-complex

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trick to remember the conjunctions: FANBOYS F- for A - and N - nor B - but O - or Y - yet S - so

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@@zsbmardan2346 make it is also correct He is trying to say that he makes these kinds of topic look simple

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Cheesy wiz Yes, but I think the word made makes it past tense 😬 that’s what he was trying to convey. Both are correct, of course. One is the present, and the other one is past tense. I believe I have it right. Correct me if I’m wrong.

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A simple sentence has one independent clause. A little bit of review: What is an independent clause? An independent clause has a subject and a verb, and can complete an idea. It can stand by itself, because the idea in that clause is complete. I don't need to add anything else to it. Okay.

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At 8:30. Why isn't there a comma before the conjunction so?

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It is a compound sentence because it contains two independent clauses linked wit the conjunction 'but'.

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Little tip: you can use the acronym “FANBOYS” to remember the coordinating conjunctions. F: for A: and N: nor B: but O: or Y: yet S: so

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7:58 should we put a comma in front of "so I told her..."?

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[@kaseycarr9130]

I just have to jump in here and make a correction. At 4:25 you state that "Even with the weather being that nasty," added to the sentence does not make it complex. So let's look at the rules of a complex sentence A. It must start with a subordinating conjunction. (Even) So check. B. There must be a dependent and independent clause. ( "Even with the weather being that nasty," is a dependent clause so therefore it cannot stand on its own, check.). Here are 3 more examples of complex sentences: 1. Because Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon, I did not see them at the station. 2. While he waited at the train station, Joe realized that the train was late. 3. After they left on the bus, Mary and Samantha realized that Joe was waiting at the train station. The problem was that you started the sentence with a subordinating conjunction. The weather being nasty, the family decided to stay indoors. VS Even though the weather was nasty, the couple decided to go for a walk. It all comes down to the use of the subordinating conjunction.

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Thank you for the detailed explanation! I got a bit confused there.

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May I say "in university" or "at university?

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+Syed Jaffer Zaidi I have always used "at" with university but I wanted to listen more opiniones. Thanks

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Juan Fuentes i think that we should use 'in', because 'in' can be used with places , but 'at' it is used for time , so i think we should say 'in univ' not 'at univ'

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[@shamshamuddin5831]

"we planned to go London but then went to Liverpool instead." how this is a simple sentence? please explain someone

[@stevenmoore310]

It only has 1 subject (we). It is a simple sentence with a compound verb. 2 verbs (planned & went) share the same subject (we). The conjunction (but) is used to join the separate verbs. (Notice there is no comma before BUT. This gives a clue that the second part of the sentence is not independent.)

[@jorvoxx]

It is supposed to be compound because it has a conjunction

[@zainabnoor7018]

@@stevenmoore310 Does an independent clause always have a comma before the conjunction in a compound sentence?

[@stevenmoore310]

@@zainabnoor7018 there are different sentence/punctuation patterns for different conjunctions. In the original example the author uses a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so - FANBOYS). When joining two independent clauses, use a comma before the coordinating conjunction. For example, 'We planned to go to London, but (then) we went to Liverpool instead.' If the coordinating conjunction is not joining two independent clauses (i.e. the second part is not a complete independent clause -usually lacking a subject), then you don't use a comma before the coordinating conjunction. I emphasize 'coordinating conjunction' because other conjunctions (subordinating conjunctions, correlative conjunctions, and adverbial conjunctions) all have varying punctuation patterns to make compound and complex sentences.

[@stevenmoore310]

@@zainabnoor7018 in short, yes, if a coordinating conjunction is joining two independent clauses, always use a comma before the coordinating conjunction. Especially for a written English proficiency test. In creative writing, this rule is often broken for emphasis or style, but you should follow it in English academic writing or English proficiency testing.

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