Simple sentence
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A simple sentence is a sentence structure that contains one independent clause and no dependent clauses.
Examples
This simple sentence has one independent clause which contains one
subject,
singer, and one
predicate,
bowed.
This simple sentence has one independent clause which contains one
subject,
baby, and one
predicate,
cried.
- The girl ran into her bedroom.
This simple sentence has one independent clause which contains one
subject,
girl, and one
predicate,
ran into her bedroom.
- In the backyard, the dog barked and howled at the cat.
This simple sentence has one independent clause which contains one
subject,
dog, and one
predicate,
barked and howled at the cat. This predicate has two verbs, known as a compound verb:
barked and
howled. This compound verb should not be confused with a
compound sentence.
In the backyard and
at the cat are
prepositional phrases.
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