Sentence Punctuation Patterns

1.

Independent clause.

 

 

 

2.

Independent clause;

 independent clause.

 

 

3.

Independent clause;

 therefore,

independent clause.

 

 Independent clause;

 however,

independent clause.

 

Independent clause;

 nevertheless,

independent clause.

 

 Independent clause;

 consequently,

independent clause.

 

 Independent clause;

 furthermore,

independent clause.

 

 Independent clause;

 thus,

 

independent clause.

4.

Independent clause,

 and

independent clause.

 

Independent clause,

 or

independent clause.

 

Independent clause,

 but

independent clause.

Independent clause,

 nor

independent clause.

 

Independent clause,

 so

independent clause.

 

Independent clause,

 yet

independent clause.

 

Independent clause,

 for

 

independent clause.

5.

If  

 dependent clause,

independent clause.

 

Because  

 dependent clause,

independent clause.

 

Since  

 dependent clause,

independent clause.

 

When  

 dependent clause,

independent clause.

 

While

 dependent clause,

independent clause.

 

Although

 dependent clause,

independent clause.

 

After

 dependent clause,

 

independent clause.

6.

Independent Clause

 if

dependent clause.

 

Independent Clause

 because

dependent clause.

 

 

 since

dependent clause.

 

 

 when

dependent clause.

 

 

 while

dependent clause.

 

 

 although

dependent clause.

 

 after

dependent clause.

 

7. 

Clause or phrase or word,

 nonessential clause,

clause or phrase or word.

 

 

 phrase or word,

 

8.

Independent clause:

 A, B, and C.