Can you have two subject-verb pairs in a simple, independent clause?
I am using a sentence found in a book for a class exercise. I'm tasked with determining the sentence type, as well as identifying the clause/clauses in the sentence, but I'm stumped. It seems to me that it has two subject-verb pairs. Can an independent clause have two such pairs?
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What is the sentence?
- What is the sentence?
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If it has more than one combination of a subject and a verb, it can't be a simple sentence, but if it has two subjects (a compound subject) and two verbs (a compound predicate), it's still a simple sentence.
Laura did the dishes, and Fred swept the floor. (Compound sentence)
Laura did the dishes and swept the floor. (Simple sentence; compou
0Sorry. Here is the sentence:
"But the more material needs we have, the more initiative we must take to establish a life that meets both our creative and our worldly needs."
0But the more material needs we have, the more initiative we must take to establish a life that meets both our creative and our worldly needs.
It's not a simple independent clause, but a combination of a subordinate clause and a head clause, which together form a sentence.
The sentence type is a 'correlative comparative construction'. I've underlined the 'paired
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