Question

The most compelling and effective messages contain a variety of sentence patterns and avoid common sentence faults. You can create successful messages with sentence variety by understanding the four sentence types, controlling the length of your sentences, and avoiding fragments, run-ons, and comma splices.
Identify the correct pattern of a complex sentence.

A. Two independent clauses joined by a conjunction, a semicolon, or a conjunctive adverb

B. One independent clause with a subject and a predicate verb

C. An independent clause and a dependent clause

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is (c)

Explanation:

The structure of a sentence is important to avoid common sentence faults as it helps to better understand the sentence. There are various types of sentences such as compound, simple sentence etc. A complex sentence consists of at least one dependent clause and an independent clause. A dependent sentence can stand alone but for a better sentence, it is important to have an independent clause with a dependent clause.