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Vsuresh Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

simple or compound sentence

Hi
Please tell me whether this is a simple or compound sentence
"Most of the students are engineering majors, and they devote every minute of their spare time to their sport."
 The subject for both the clauses- a factor underlying the pattern of simple sentence- is students.
  

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vsuresh The subject for both the clauses- a factor underlying the pattern of simple sentence- is students. Yes, but the subject is expressed with a pronoun the second time, so each part can stand on its own, each having a subject. It's a compound sentence.

— CalifJim

  • vsuresh The subject for both the clauses- a factor underlying the pattern of simple sentence- is students.
  • Yes, but the subject is expressed with a pronoun the second time, so each part can stand on its own, each having a subject.
  • It's a compound sentence.
  • , and most of the students devote ...
  • ) it would still be a compound sentence.
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vsureshThe subject for both the clauses- a factor underlying the pattern of simple sentence- is students.
Yes, but the subject is expressed with a pronoun the second time, so each part can stand on its own, each having a subject. It's a compound sentence.

Even if you repeated the whole subject (Most of the students are ..., and most of the studen
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Hi CalifJim
Thanks

What if I make this change?
"Most of the students are engineering majors, and devote every minute of their spare time to their sport."
Now is it called a simple sentence?
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vsureshMost of the students are engineering majors and devote every minute of their spare time to their sport.
No comma.

Simple sentence with a compound predicate.

CJ
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Thank you, CJ.

Suresh
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so it a compound or simple sentence ?
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Anonymousso it a compound or simple sentence ?
That was answered more than three years ago in the first reply above. Please read carefully.

CJ
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