THE SENTENCE

Sentence (Clause, Phrase)

Subject
Verb
Connector
Preposition
Modifier
Direct Object
Id
Subject Complement

A simple sentence is composed of a subject and a verb.

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Cegep St-Laurent has 3150 students.
Cegep St-Laurent has 3150 talented students.
Cegep St-Laurent has 3150 talented students in different programs.

The fragment ­''in different program'' is considered a phrase because it is not a complete idea. The beguining of the sentence is a sentence in itself because it is complete. A phrase has no verb.

''Cegep St-Laurente has 3150 students'' is a independant clause. It has a subject and a verb and is a complete idea.

Cegep St-Laurent has 3150 talented students in different programs, which are interesting.

''which are interesting'' is a dependent clause because it containes a verb but is not a complete idea.

PATTERN 1

1) Compound: A combination of 2 independent clauses.

Ex.: Cegep St-Laurent has 3150 students; many are smart and talented.

The semicolon could be replace by a simple period since these are two independent clauses.

Ex.: Cegep St-Laurent has 3150 students. Many are smart and talented.

1A) Compound, semicolon (2 ICs) with conjunctive adverb

Ex.: Cegep St-Laurent has 3150 students; however, some will drop out.
or: Cegep St-Laurent has 3150 students; therefore it is not too crowded.

Conjunctive adverbs: Thus, then, therefore, hence, however

1B) Compound, semicolon, coordinating conjunction

Ex.: Cegep St-Laurent has 3150 students; many are taking music, but some are studying dance.

''but'' is the coordinating conjunction. We could use: And, yet, so, or, etc...