{"id":2046,"date":"2025-05-29T23:46:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T23:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2046"},"modified":"2025-06-26T22:09:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T22:09:06","slug":"sentence-structure-learn-it-4","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/content.one.lumenlearning.com\/englishcomp1\/chapter\/sentence-structure-learn-it-4\/","title":{"raw":"Sentence Structure: Learn It 4","rendered":"Sentence Structure: Learn It 4"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Punctuation Patterns<\/h2>\r\nWhile your sentence's punctuation will always depend on the content of your writing, there are a few common punctuation patterns you should be aware of.\r\n\r\nSimple\u00a0sentences have these\u00a0punctuation patterns:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>________________________________.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>________, ________________________.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nCompound predicate sentences have this punctuation pattern: ________\u00a0________\u00a0and ________.\r\n\r\nCompound Sentences have these punctuation patterns:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>________________, and ________________.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>________________; ________________.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nComplex and compound-complex sentences don't follow any specific patterns, although they will commonly have commas in between the clauses as well (but don't have to).\r\n\r\nAs you can see from these common patterns, periods, commas, and semicolons are the punctuation marks you will use the most in your writing. 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