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Most of us learned how to put three words together to make sentences in kindergarten: I love puppies! Games are fun! Let's learn all about simple sentences!
What is a Simple Sentence?
Sentences can consist of one or more clauses. When a sentence only has one independent clause, we call it a simple sentence.
How to Identify an Independent Clause?
In order to find out whether a clause is independent or not, we can either check the elements of the sentence or check its meaning to see whether it makes sense on its own or not.
Here, the sentence is complete and it has a subject and a verb.
Warning!
A dependent clause cannot be used on its own as a simple sentence because it does not convey a complete meaning. Take a look at the following example:
When I get home...
This sentence is dependent because we must know what happens next.
Simple Sentences Vs. Compound Sentences
Compound sentences are made up of at least two independent clauses which means they have more than one subject and one verb, whereas simple sentences, just as their name suggests, are simple and consist of a single independent clause. Compare the following examples:
I can cook right now.
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