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ByDouglasJones
LanguageandCultureCenter
UniversityofHouston
Simple
Compound
Complex
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
Mary
playstennis.
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
Mary
playstennis.
one subject
one predicate
TomandMary
Compound Subject
&
playtennis.
TomandMary
playtennisandswim.
Compound Subject
Compound Predicate
&
&
Hi,
ImPunctuationPete!
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
and
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
Tom
swims,
and
Mary
playstennis.
FOR
AND
NOR
BUT
OR
YET
SO
Clause 2
Independent
MOREOVER
HOWEVER
OTHERWISE
THEREFORE
Clause 2
Independent
Note:Semicolonbeforeconjunctive
adverbandcommaafterconjunctiveadverb!
Note:Placecommasbeforeand
afteraconjunctiveadverb
inthemiddle!
Note:Placeacommabefore
aconjunctiveadverb
attheend!
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
eventhough
SUBJECT
PREDICATE
Bob
ispopular
eventhough
he
isugly.
EVEN THOUGH
WHEN
ADVERB CLAUSES
BECAUSE
UNLESS
WHEREAS
Clause 2
Dependent
Clause 2
Independent
WhentheMAINclauseisfirst,
itisusuallyNOT
followedbyacomma!
WhentheADVERBclauseisfirst,
itisfollowedbyacomma!
Mike
ispopular
because
he
isgoodlooking,
but
he
isnotveryhappy.
Punctuation
Review!
SIMPLE SENTENCE
Nocommasbeforeandin
compoundsubjectsandpredicates!
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
Coordinating Conjunction
Commabeforecoordinating
conjunction!
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
Conjunctive Adverb
Native and nonnative English speakers have
different needs; however, some schools fail to
distinguish between these groups.
Semicolonbeforeconjunctive
adverb
Commaafterconjunctive
adverb!
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
Conjunctive Adverb--in the middle
Native and nonnative English speakers have
different needs; some schools, however, fail to
distinguish between these groups.
Semicolonafterfirst
independentclause
Commasbeforeandafterconjunctive
adverb!
COMPOUND SENTENCE:
Conjunctive Adverb at the end
Native and nonnative English speakers have
different needs; some schools fail to distinguish
between these groups, however.
Semicolonafterfirst
independentclause
Commabeforeconjunctive
adverb!
COMPLEX SENTENCE:
Adverb Clauses--Subordinating
Conjunction
Whenmainclauseisfirst,
itisnotusuallyfollowedbyacomma!
COMPLEX SENTENCE:
Adverb Clauses--Subordinating
Conjunction
Whentheadverbclauseisfirst,
itisfollowedbyacomma!
WritingAcademicEnglish,SecondEdition,byAlice
OshimaandAnnHogue.WhitePlains:Addison,
Wesley,Longman,1999.
TheLittle,BrownHandbook,byH.RamseyFowlerand
JaneE.Aaron,Pearson,2004.