simple sentence

noun

simple sentence

a sentence consisting of a single main clause Compare compound sentence complex sentence

simple sentence

A sentence containing only one independent clause and no dependent clauses: “He went home after class.” (Compare complex sentence, compound sentence, and compound-complex sentence.)

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Just like that, a simple sentence out of the blue that blindsided me.

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Then she moves to simple sentences like “I have a pencil. I have a computer. I have a black computer,” Testerman said.

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Then the dogs listened to recordings of their owners using the familiar words in simple sentences like, “Luna, here’s the ball.”

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Each word felt heavy on my tongue as I labored through the simple sentence, stunned by the glow that surrounded her.

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I remember how much weight he brought to one of his first "Lost" lines, the simple sentence: "Are you fine?"

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