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Simple Sentences

Simple sentence patterns

Simple sentences come in 4 patterns.

S-V–The baby played with his toys. Baby is the

subject and played is the verb. This sentence

contains one independent clause and is a

complete thought.

S-S-V—John and Mary took a vacation. John

and Mary is a double subject, but the sentence

still has only one clause. There is still only one

complete thought in the sentence.

S-V-V–The couple next door painted their

house and planted a garden. The sentence has

a double verb, but contains only one complete

thought.

S-S-V-V—Bob and Bill played football and

watched TV. Even though the sentence has a

double subject and a double verb, it contain

only one complete thought.

Source:

https://commongroundinternational.com/learning

-english/sentence-types-english-simple-

compound/

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