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A sentence is a group of words that you use to communicate your ideas in writing or in speaking. Every sentence is composed of one or more clauses and expresses a complete thought. A clause is a group of words that contains (at least) a subject and a verb. An independent clause (also called a main clause) contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. It can stand alone by itself as a sentence. An independent clause is like an adult person: it is independent and can “live” by itself. An independent clause is formed with: Subject + Verb (+ Object) A dependent clause does not express a complete thought in itself and “depend on” the independent clause to complete its meaning. It begins with a subordinator such as when, while, if, that, or who, followed by a subject, verb, and complement. It cannot stand by itself as a sentence. A dependent clause is like a little child: it cannot “live” by itself. A dependent clause is formed with: Subordinator + Subject + Verb (+ Complement) According to their use, sentences are declarative, interrogative, imperative and exclamatory. According to their structure, sentences are simple, compound, complex and compound-complex. A simple sentence is one independent clause. Like an adult person, it can “live” alone. A compound sentence is two or more independent clauses joined together, like two adults joined together in marriage. A complex sentence contains one independent clause and one (or more) dependent clause. It is like a mother with one or more children depending on her. A compound-complex sentence is a combination of two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. It is like a family of two adults and one or more children. A simple sentence is one independent clause. Like an adult person, it can “live” alone. It has only one subject and one predicate verb, but it may contain more than one object, attribute or adverbial. A compo