I like chicken.

Chicken = good for me

It tastes (adjective)

It tastes like (noun) like = similar to

It tastes spicy. Spices = condiments

Cakes = have a lot of spices The cake tastes spicy.

A food can be very spicy. Spicy food vs spicy hot food

A lot of a lot of

Condiments locoto

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Sentence = subject verb

He teaches. He is (one more thing) He is a doctor.

Complete idea = independent clause

SUBJECT(s) VERB(s) ((((and nobody is doing anything different)).

SIMPLE SENTENCE: 1 sentence with only 1 INDEPENDENT CLAUSE

COMPOUND SENTENCE: 1 sentence with 2 INDEPENDENT CLAUSES.

He teaches. She works.

METHOD A: IND #1 ; IND # 2 .

;
He teaches she works .
METHOD B: IND #1 , COORDINATING CONJUNCTION IND # 2 .
He teaches , and she works .
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FOR He went to the hospital , for he was sick. effect/ cause

(STRONG LANGUAGE – POETIC)

AND He teaches , and she works . Similar things

N She will not eat chicken , nor will she eat steak.
BUT He plays , but she works. Different things

Or He will eat steak , or he will eat chicken.

Yet He was sick , yet he went to the party. illogical

SO He was sick , so he went to the hospital. Cause/effect

He went to the hospital , because he was sick. INCORRECT effect/ cause

He went to the hospital because he was sick. CORRECT effect/ cause

(This is a correct sentence, but it is NOT a compound sentence.

, because because, bec,ause

OK
COMPLEX SENTENCE = 1 SENTENCE with 1 INDEPENDENT CLAUSE and at least 1 DEPENDENT CLAUSE

# words # verbs

He went home yesterday. 1 0

He went home in the evening. Many 0

He went home when he finished his job. Many 1 “finished”

INDEPENDENT DEPENDENT CLAUSE

CLAUSE when = SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION

He went home because he finished his job.

,
Yesterday he went home.

,
In the evening he went home.

,
When he finished his job he went home.

When did he finish his job?

DEPENDENT CLAUSES are NOT QUESTIONS

DEPENDENT CLAUSES ALWAYS look like sentences

He went home when he finished his job .

Did he go home yesterday ?

Did he go home in the evening ?
Did he go home when he finished his job ?