Answer:
According to structure, this sentence is a COMPLEX SENTENCE.
According to function, this sentence is a DECLARATIVE SENTENCE.
Explanation:
This is a COMPLEX SENTENCE.
- A complex sentence has one or more dependent clauses.
This is because the thought is complete. It has a subject and a predicate (the action or information about the subject). "The students are studying."
- Due to the subordinating conjunctions, a dependent clause has both a subject and a predicate (before, although, since, when). "Because he is unprepared."
With the most votes, he garnered only 40% of the popular vote. It has one dependent clause and one independent clause.
- Although he garnered the most votes,
He received around 40% of the vote.
This is a DECLARATIVE SENTENCE.
Statements are declarative. It's punctuated.
When a period finishes a declarative sentence, these criteria are met.
No, the sentence given:
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"<span>i came home late; therefore, i didnt see aunt matildia" — is NOT punctuated correctly.
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The word: "didnt" should be replaced with: "didn't" (note the added "apostrophe")—or rewritten as two word: "did not".
Furthermore, there should be a "period" at the end of the sentence.
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As far as other grammar errors are concerned, the second instance of the use of the personal pronoun, "I"—is incorrectly written in the lower case: "i"—and should be replaced with the capital letter, "I". Furthermore, "</span>aunt matildia" should be rewritten with a capital letter "A" replacing the word: "aunt" [the word: "aunt" should be changed to "Aunt"], and the name: "matildia" should be rewritten with a capital "M" replacing the name: "matildia" [the name "matildia" should be replaced with "Matildia"]. Also, if "Aunt Matildia" is, in fact, really spelled that way, than the spelling of the name should be retained. On the other hand, if the aunt's name is actually spelled: "Mathilda"—or some variant, then the proper spelling should be used—and the first letter should be capitalized.
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--Edit--- your question should read as follows: "Is this sentence punctuated correctly?"
Why, yes. Yes, it is. Absolutely so.
