| A | B |
|---|
| INDEPENENT clause | expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a complete sentence |
| DEPENDENT clause | does not express a complete thought and therefore cannot stand alone as a complete sentence |
| SIMPLE sentence | is one independent clause |
| COMPOUND sentence | contains two or more independent clauses combined with a conjunction |
| COMPLEX sentence | has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause |
| COMPOUND/COMPLEX sentence | contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause |
| CLAUSE | a group of words that contain a verb and its subject and can a complete or incomplete sentence |
| DECLARATIVE | a sentence that makes a statement |
| INTERROGATIVE | a sentence that asks a question |
| IMPERATIVE | a sentence that makes a command |
| EXCLAMATORY | a sentence that exclaims |
