Sentence+Structure,+Fragment,+and+Run-on+Review

__**Sentence Structure:**__

A **simple sentence** has only one independent clause with no subordinating clauses. A simple sentence may appear complicated because it can have compound subjects and predicates, prepositional phrases, appositives, verbal phrases, and adjectives that all make the sentence seem more complex; however, the sentence is still considered simple despite the sentence expansions.
 * Remember that in order for a clause to be independent, it must have both a subject and a predicate.
 * Simple Sentences:**
 * EXAMPLES:

Dogs howl. [simple sentence] Dogs and coyotes howl. [simple sentence with a compound subject] Dogs howl and yelp. [simple sentence with a compound predicate] Dogs and coyotes howl and yelp. [simple sentence with compound subject and compound predicate] Dogs and coyotes howl and yelp in the middle of the night. [simple sentence with a prepositional phrase]

A **compound sentence** has two or more independent clauses and no subordinating clauses. In a compound sentence, both clauses must have a subject and a predicate (aka independent clause).
 * Compound Sentences:**

The independent clauses in a compound sentence are usually joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, nor, so, yet, or for). Independent clauses in a compound sentence can also be joined by a semicolon.


 * EXAMPLES:

Cats meow, and dogs bark. [2 independent clauses] Cats meow, and dogs bark, yet cows moo. [3 independent clauses] The ferocious dog was foaming at the mouth; the cat fled his presence. [2 independent clauses joined by a semicolon]

Complex Sentences: A Complex Sentence has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. If the sentence begins with a dependent clause, then it is always followed by a comma.