Facts about Simple Sentences [S]
Fact #5 [S]
Even though every simple sentence has just one independent clause, simple sentences do not always include just a few words. As a matter of fact, simple sentences sometimes include more than just a few words. Consider these examples.
examples:
• In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. (Obama, 2009, ¶32)
• In this subsection, academic outcomes are measured in three ways: (1) as the change in students’ average performance over time, (2) as the change in the percentage of students achieving specified levels of achievement, and (3) through international comparisons of national averages. (Aud et al., 2010, p. 43) [40 words]
Even though every simple sentence has just one independent clause, simple sentences do not always include just a few words. As a matter of fact, simple sentences sometimes include more than just a few words. Consider these examples.
examples:
• In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. (Obama, 2009, ¶32)
• In this subsection, academic outcomes are measured in three ways: (1) as the change in students’ average performance over time, (2) as the change in the percentage of students achieving specified levels of achievement, and (3) through international comparisons of national averages. (Aud et al., 2010, p. 43) [40 words]
