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2. Sentence clause structure - Wikipedia

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   A sentence consisting of at least one dependent clause and at least two independent clauses may be called a complex-compound sentence or compound-complex sentence. Sentence 1 is an example of a simple sentence. Sentence 2 is compound because "so" is considered a coordinating conjunction in English, and sentence 3 is complex.

3. Dependent clause - Wikipedia

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   A complex sentence contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause. A sentence with two or more independent clauses plus (one or more) dependent clauses is referred to as a compound-complex sentence. (Every clause contains a subject and predicate.) Here are some English examples: My sister cried because she scraped her knee ...

4. Cleft sentence - Wikipedia

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   A cleft sentence is a complex sentence (one having a main clause and a dependent clause) that has a meaning that could be expressed by a simple sentence. Clefts typically put a particular constituent into focus. In spoken language, this focusing is often accompanied by a special intonation. In English, a cleft sentence can be constructed as ...

5. Theory of descriptions - Wikipedia

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   Russell analyzes definite descriptions similarly to indefinite descriptions, except that the individual is now uniquely specified. Take as an example of a definite description the sentence "the current Emperor of Kentucky is gray". Russell analyses this phrase into the following component parts (with 'x' and 'y' representing variables):

6. English grammar - Wikipedia

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   They help link ideas, show relationships, and form more complex sentences. The principal coordinating conjunctions in English are: and , or , but , nor , so , yet , and for . These can be used in many grammatical contexts to link two or more items of equal grammatical status, [ 33 ] for example:

7. Trump says US should 'NOT GET INVOLVED' in conflict in Syria

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   WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday the U.S. should not be involved in the conflict in Syria, where rebel forces are threatening the government of President Bashar ...

8. Syntactic Structures - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] It contains the now-famous sentence "Colorless green ideas sleep furiously", [3] which Chomsky offered as an example of a grammatically correct sentence that has no discernible meaning, thus arguing for the independence of syntax (the study of sentence structures) from semantics (the study of meaning). [4] [note 1]

9. Why Bill Belichick to North Carolina isn't a totally wild idea

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   Even payments are now out in the open. The celebrity coach with a proof-of-concept to maximize potential is suddenly a thing, most famously due to the success of Deion Sanders at Colorado.