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Persian Learner Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Complex sentences
Hi.
She did not return that night, nor the night after.
Asking him politely doesn’t work, nor do threats.
I have not been asked to resign, nor do I intend to do so.
She could not speak, nor could she understand anything we said.
Which of the above sentences is not complex?
She did not return that night, nor the night after.
Asking him politely doesn’t work, nor do threats.
I have not been asked to resign, nor do I intend to do so.
She could not speak, nor could she understand anything we said.
Which of the above sentences is not complex?
Top answer
Excuse me, I meant to say compound. Which of the above sentences is not compound ?
- Excuse me, I meant to say compound.
- Which of the above sentences is not compound ?
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Excuse me, I meant to say compound.
Which of the above sentences is not compound?
Which of the above sentences is not compound?
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A compound sentence is two (or more) independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.
So which sentences do not comply with this definition?
Read about different patterns with coordinating conjunctions here: http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/CoordConj.html
So which sentences do not comply with this definition?
Read about different patterns with coordinating conjunctions here: http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/CoordConj.html
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So, She did not return that night, nor the night after. is a simple sentence, right?
And the following sentence is also simple, right?
Asking him politely doesn’t work, nor do threats.
And the following sentence is also simple, right?
Asking him politely doesn’t work, nor do threats.
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