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    Clause: subject + verb

     The park is beautiful main clause


     She ate a sandwich main clause
     He died main clause
     When they arrived subordinate clause
     Because I was hungry subordinate clause
    Sentence: starts with CAPITAL letter and ends to full-stop.
    Types of sentence:
    1. Simple main
    2. Compound main + main
    3. Complex main + subordinate
    4. Compound-complex main + main + subordinate

    1. I went to a restaurant.
    2. I went to a restaurant and I ordered a large pizza.
    3. I ordered a large pizza because I was hungry.
    4. I went to a restaurant and I ordered a large pizza because I was hungry.

    The doctor told Charlie to lose weight and exercise hard.


    The doctor was worried that Charlie was putting on too much weight.
    Charlie has a hard time sticking to a diet, but he really loves rich, sweet desserts.
    Charlie has decided to hire a personal trainer because he is worried about his heart.
    He is a very good boy as long as Miss Smith is around, but he goes to the freezer for
    ice-cream when she leaves.
    Compound: main + connector + main
    1. FANBOYS → for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

    I am very happy, but my friend is sad.


    I am very happy, yet my friend is sad.
    She was very tired, so she went to bed early.

    2. Semicolon
    I went to the park; the weather was nice.

    3. Conjunctive adverbs

    I am very happy; however, my friend is sad.


    I am very happy. However, my friend is sad.
    I am very happy; my friend, however, is sad.

    She was very tired; therefore, she went to bed early.


    She was very tired. Therefore, she went to bed early.
    She was very tired; she, therefore, went to bed early.

    Contrast: however, nevertheless, conversely, in contrast, on the other hand, …


    C & E: therefore, as a result, consequently, thus, hence, …
    Addition: moreover, in addition, furthermore, addedly, also, …
    For example, for instance
    Similarly, likewise

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