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SIMPLE: Independent clause

COMPOUND: Two independent clause (conjunction: fanboys).

COMPLEX: Independent and depend clause

COMPOUND COMPLEX:  least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
Coordinating conjunctions
A word that joins two elements of equal grammatical rank and syntactic importance. Ex:
Fanboys 

Subordinating conjunction
Words that are used to join a subordinating clause to another clause or sentence.
Since, when, because, etc

Correlative
Correlative conjunctions serve to link words, phrases or clauses. Some of these include the
words and, wether, not only, either, etc.
Go in pairs

Adverbial conjunctions
they are adverbs that connects 2 clauses: however, on the other hand and therefore

THEY ARE PROCEEDED BY COMMAS

Comma Splice
When we use a comma to link two independent clauses.

Run-on sentence
Two independent clauses joined together with no punctuation. This makes the sentence sound
wrong since it doesn't have anything to separate the ideas.

Fused sentence
It`s a sentence that incorrectly joins two independent clauses with no punctuation.
MANY IDEAS TOGETHER

How to fix run-on sentences

1. Separate the two clauses with a period.


2. Separate the clauses with a semi-colon.
3. Use a comma with a coordinating conjunction. ( and, but, or, for, yet, nor, so) to separate the
clauses.

Comma splice:  I like to write letters, I would write one every day if I had the time.

Fused Sentence: I like to write letters I would write one every day if I had the time.

Correct sentence: I like to write letters.  I would write one every day if I had the time.

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