Problem:
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 compound-complex sentence.
One independent clause with a subject and a predicate verb
Two independent clauses joined by a conjunction, a semicolon, or a conjunctive adverb
At least two independent clauses and one dependent clause