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For example:

v What a lovely place this is! v What a beautiful day!
Sentence Structures

There are five primary sentence structures in English.

Simple Sentence
A simple sentence is made up of a single clause containing one subject and one predicate. It expresses a complete
thought.
For example: They rested when evening came.
v The Moon shone bright. v The cow jumped over the Moon.
v Sheela went to the store alone. v I hate loud music.
Here, all the highlighted groups of words are predicates.

Raman wants to express gratitude to Rohan. What type of sentence will he used to do so?

Compound Sentence
A compound sentence is formed when two independent clauses are joined together by a coordinating conjunction
such as ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘or’, etc.
For example:
v The day was very hot. We went for a long swim.
The day was very hot, and we went for a long swim.
v Arjun may come this evening. He may come tomorrow morning.
Arjun may come this evening, or he may come tomorrow morning.
In the above sentences, the highlighted coordinating conjunctions join the two principal clauses. Each sentence
is made up of two independent clauses. One is joined by the conjunction ‘and’ the other by the conjunction ‘or’.
Each part (clause) contains a subject and a predicate of its own. Each clause is independent and has meaning of
its own.
Some commonly used coordinating conjunctions in compound sentences are:

for and nor but or yet so
Complex Sentence

A complex sentence consists of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
For example:
v Open the door after seeing through the keyhole.
v We left the car in the parking lot while we went about our shopping.
v My sister and I could be mistaken for twins though I am a little taller.
v Let us leave before the crowd gets unruly.
In the above sentences, the highlighted words are subordinating conjunctions. They join the two clauses.
Some commonly used subordinating conjunctions complex sentences are:

after since if even because
unless whereas wherever while although
though until when whenever as

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