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Hanuman_2000 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Compound sentence
Hello,
1. He worked hard , but he could not succeed.
The above sentence is a compound sentence.
The first independent clause - "He worked hard" make sense and stand out.
The second independent clause - "he could not succeed" make sense on it own. Here "but" has not been taken as a part of the second independent clause.
When we talk about a complex sentence such as.
This is the house where I was born.
The first independent clause- "This is the house." make sense
The second clause - "where I was born." does not make a sense for native speaker. I am not able to understand why?
While analysing a complex sentence, the sub-ordinate connectors are always taken as a part of the dependent clause.
On the other hand, for compound sentences, co-ordinate connectors are not taken as a part of the independent clause.
When he came--- does not make sense.
But he came --- Make a sense?
Please help on this.
Thanks.
1. He worked hard , but he could not succeed.
The above sentence is a compound sentence.
The first independent clause - "He worked hard" make sense and stand out.
The second independent clause - "he could not succeed" make sense on it own. Here "but" has not been taken as a part of the second independent clause.
When we talk about a complex sentence such as.
This is the house where I was born.
The first independent clause- "This is the house." make sense
The second clause - "where I was born." does not make a sense for native speaker. I am not able to understand why?
While analysing a complex sentence, the sub-ordinate connectors are always taken as a part of the dependent clause.
On the other hand, for compound sentences, co-ordinate connectors are not taken as a part of the independent clause.
When he came--- does not make sense.
But he came --- Make a sense?
Please help on this.
Thanks.
Top answer
hanuman_2000 The second independent clause - "he could not succeed" make sense on it own. Here "but" has not been taken as a part of the second independent clause. Why not?
- hanuman_2000 The second independent clause - "he could not succeed" make sense on it own.
- Here "but" has not been taken as a part of the second independent clause.
- Why not?
- You should leave the "but" in the second clause.
- You can have two separate sentences: He worked hard.
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hanuman_2000The second independent clause - "he could not succeed" make sense on it own. Here "but" has not been taken as a part of the second independent clause.Why not? You should leave the "but" in the second clause.
You can have two separate sentences:
He worked hard. But he could not succeed.
It is OK to begin a sentence with and
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Hello,
It makes sense, but it does not make a complete sentence. It is incomplete. We call these "fragments."
A sentence makes sense. If it makes sense, then it is a sentence.
Thanks
It makes sense, but it does not make a complete sentence. It is incomplete. We call these "fragments."
A sentence makes sense. If it makes sense, then it is a sentence.
Thanks
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hanuman_2000A sentence makes sense. If it makes sense, then it is a sentenceNot necessarily. When people are in conversation, they exchange information, so they "make sense" to each other.
People in conversations, if you read the exact transcripts, are often saying fragments rather than sentences. The other person is able to "fill in the blanks" and make
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