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| What does a simple sentence have in it? | A simple sentence consists of a single independent clause which contains a subject (noun or pronoun) and a predicate (verb). |
| Of what may the subject consist? | A simple sentence may have as its subject more than one noun or pronoun and as its predicate more than one verb. |
| Of what is a compound sentence composed? | A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, or, nor, yet, so). |
| Of what may be clauses in a compound sentence consist? | Each clause of a compound sentence may have as its subject more than one noun/pronoun and as its predicate more than one verb. |
| Of what does a complex sentence consist? | A complex sentence contains only one independent clause but one or more dependent clauses. |
| Of what may the subject of a complex sentence consist? | The subject of a complex sentence may consist of more than one noun or pronoun; the predicate may consist of more than one verb. |
