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Uploaded by on Mar 12, 2008

Even long sentences can be simple. Josh Stein explains.

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  • Simple sentences have NO commas? Wrong. "Before going to school on Tuesday, I studied for my midterm exams" is a SIMPLE sentence with a COMMA. "Before going to school on Tuesday" is PHRASE (no subject and verb) and NOT a clause (which must have a subject and a verb); therefore the sentences has one subject and one verb: I studied. Hence, it is simple.

  • @teacherhendrix Sorry, Teacherhendrix, but you are inaccurate. The above sentence is simple. Why? Well, "Because of the heavy rainfall" is NOT a clause. Yes, it starts with the subordinating conjunction "Because," but what follows is a prepositional phrase. And a clause needs a subject and a verb. Therefore, the original is simple. There is only one subject and verb: "farmers"/"could...plant."

  • a simple sentace can have a comma, If the phrase comes befor the independe clause sepearate with a comma!!!!!!!!

  • Would be great to re-edit this with slides rather than paper sheets. You could use the same audio and everything.

  • @theycallmekahn DEPENDENT CLUASE: "Because of the heavy rainfall," INDEPENDENT CLAUSE "many farmers could not plant their crops." That makes this a complex sentence, not a simple sentence.

  • #1 was had 2 verbs! went and study

  • @FATHOM2356 what about this? "Actually, the book The Giving Tree is my favorite book." ? isnt that a simple sentence?

  • hahaha stop at 54 the guys face is hilarious! hahaha....and thanks so much!! I had a prodject and i didn't get and this helped sooo much!

  • The example you gave is a complex sentence.

  • Commas are always used to seperate independent clauses. For instance, I ran to the star, but I tripped and my foot got stuck in a pot-hole of pebbles.

    Thanks COMM300 and COMM400.

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