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SENTENCE
TYPES
CP= IC,+IC
While he was living in St. Petersburg, Lenin worked with political agitators.
Lenin translated The Communist Manifesto before Stalin became his comrade.
Compound-
Complex
TWO+ independent clauses
ONE coordinate conjunction
ONE dependent clause
CP-CX=IC+IC+DC
=DC+IC+IC
=IC+DC+IC
Although he was old, the animals listened to Old Major for he was wise.
Mr. Jones drank while he farmed, so his animals wanted a rebellion.
Compound
TWO+ independent clauses
ONE+ coordinate (aka FANBOYS) conjunction
NO dependent clauses
(+=coordinate conjunction)
Engels and Marx authored The Communist Manifesto, yet Marx was the more influential of the two.
Stalin was Lenin's comrade, but Lenin disowned Stalin before his death.
Complex
CON
(
)
D---------------------O
OP
AV
)
Engels and Marx authored The Communist Manifesto, yet Marx
was the more influential of the two.
PA
CON
ADV
ADJ
LV
(
CON
)
PN
ADJ
)
OP
LV
Stalin was Lenin's comrade, but
Lenin disowned Stalin before his death.
DO
AV
(
ONE independent clause
ONE+ dependent clause
CX=IC+DC (no comma before DC)
CX=DC,+IC (comma after intro DC)
+=subordinate conjunction
HV
AV
O-----------P
[
]
OP
AV
(
)
While he was living in St. Petersburg,
Lenin worked with political agitators.
Lenin translated The Communist Manifesto
before Stalin became his comrade.
D--------------------O
AV
)
(
ADJ
LV
PN
[
]
Simple
ONE independent clause
NO dependent clauses
S=IC
Anastasia and Alexei may not be buried with the family.
Nicholas II was the last czar of the Romanov dynasty.
The Bolsheviks imprisoned and executed Nicholas and his family.
1 verb phrase;
done by both subjects
2 subjects;
can be combined as 'they'
OP
AV
HV
ADV
HV
Anastasia and Alexei may not be buried with the family.
CON
OP
PN
ADJ
1 subject;
1 verb
ADJ
Nicholas II was the last czar of the Romanov dynasty.
LV
DO
ADJ
CON
DO
AV
CON
The Bolsheviks imprisoned and executed Nicholas and his family.
AV
ADJ
2 verbs
done by the same subject
[
LV
PA
ADJ
]
(
AV
O------P
)
LV
PA
(
Although he was old, the animals listened
to Old Major, for he was wise.
Mr. Jones drank while he farmed, so
his animals wanted a rebellion.
(
AV
)
AV
[
)
ADJ
(
]
AV
ADJ
DO
)