Which one of the following sentences is an example of a sentence in which one idea is subordinated to the other?

A sentence may be one of four kinds, depending upon the number and type(s) of clauses it contains.

        Review:

        An independent clause  contains a subject, a verb, and a complete thought.

               

        A dependent clause contains a subject and a verb, but no complete thought.

               

1. A SIMPLE SENTENCE has one independent clause.

               

Punctuation note:  NO commas separate two compound elements (subject, verb, direct object, indirect object, subjective complement, etc.) in a simple sentence.

2. A COMPOUND SENTENCEhas two independent clauses joined by

        A.  a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so),

        B.  a conjunctive adverb (e.g. however, therefore), or

        C.  a semicolon alone.

                

   Punctuation patterns (to match A, B, and C above):

        A. Independent clause,coordinating conjunction  independent clause.

        B. Independent clause;conjunctive adverb,independent clause.

        C. Independent clause;independent clause.

3. A COMPLEX SENTENCEhas one dependent clause (headed by a subordinating conjunction or a relative pronoun ) joined to an independent clause.

            

    Punctuation patterns (to match A, B, C and D above):

        A.  Dependent clause,  independent clause

        B.  Independent clause  dependent clause

        C.  Independent,    nonessential dependent clause,     clause.

        D.  Independent    essential dependent clause     clause.

4. A COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE has two independent clauses joined to one or more dependent clauses.

       

Punctuation patterns:

 Follow the rules given above for compound and complex sentences.

A compound-complex sentence is merely a combination of the two.

CONNECTORS--COMPOUND AND COMPLEX SENTENCES

Two independent clauses may be joined by

   1.  Coordinating conjunctions  (FANBOYS)         Ic,  and    ic

   2.  Conjunctive adverbs       Ic;    therefore,     ic.

A dependent (subordinate) clause may be introduced by

    1. Subordinating conjunctions (ADVERB CLAUSE)     Dc, ic.  or    Ic dc.

   2. Relative pronouns (ADJECTIVE CLAUSE)  I,dc,  c.    or      I  dc  c.

   3.  Relative pronoun, subordinating conjunctions, or adverbs (NOUN CLAUSE)

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