Mother nature needed our care and help, but only a few responded.

MOTHER NATURE NEEDED OUR CARE AND HELP (INDEPENDENT CLAUSE) BUT ONLY A FEW RESPONDED (INDEPENDENT CLAUSE)
NOTE: INDEPENDENT CLAUSES ARE JOINED BY RELATIVE
CONJUNCTIONS LIKE BUT, AND, SO, ETC.

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ONLY A FEW ANSWERED THE CALL (INDEPENDENT CLAUSE) WHEN MOTHER EARTH NEEDS US. (DEPENDENT CLAUSE)

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People continue to create damages to our environment; consequently, people are suffering environmental problems which are caused by humans.

People continue to create damages to our environment; (INDEPENDENT CLAUSE) consequently, people are suffering environmental problems (INDEPENDENT CLAUSE) which are caused by humans. (DEPENDENT CLAUSE)

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Write a simple sentence with a compound subject and verb based on this picture

Write a compound sentence with two independent clauses joined by AND based on this picture.

Write a complex sentence with one independent and one subordinate clause based on this picture.

Write a complex sentence with one independent clause and two subordinate clauses based on this picture

Write a compound-complex sentence based on this picture.

Earth provides to satisfy every man s need, but not any man s greed. -Mohandas Gandhi-