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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. 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 ...

  4. English grammar - Wikipedia

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    Conjunctions express a variety of logical relations between items, phrases, clauses and sentences. [33] 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.

  5. Grammaticality - Wikipedia

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    The sentence appears on a computer monitor word-by-word. After each word, participants were asked to choose if the sentence is still grammatical so far. Then they would go on to rate the sentence from 1 "perfectly good English" to 7 "really bad English." The result showed that ungrammatical sentences were rated to be better than the grammatical ...

  6. Clause - Wikipedia

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    In language, a clause is a constituent or phrase that comprises a semantic predicand (expressed or not) and a semantic predicate. [1] A typical clause consists of a subject and a syntactic predicate, [2] the latter typically a verb phrase composed of a verb with or without any objects and other modifiers.

  7. Cambridge Dictionary expands its definition of 'woman' to ...

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    Cambridge Dictionary has expanded its definition of the word "woman" to be inclusive of transgender women. In addition to the longtime definition of the word, "an adult female human being," in the ...

  8. Literal and figurative language - Wikipedia

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    Figurative (or non-literal) language is the usage of words in a way that deviates from their conventionally accepted definitions in order to convey a more complex meaning or a heightened effect. [1] It is often created by presenting words in such a way that they are equated, compared, or associated with normally unrelated meanings.

  9. 5 pant trends that are in for 2025 and 4 that are out ...

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    There's been a divide about "in" patterns for a while now, but Bernay said pinstripe pants would be trendy in the New Year. "Pinstripes are back in a big way, offering a sleek, polished look that ...