After the tornado hit, my house was completed destroyed.

After finding out that he bought a used shirt, he went to the store to return it.  

This summer our vacation should be both exciting and restful.

Buying new footwear is my hobby. 

,A ______is a basic sentence that expresses a complete thought. It contains: a subject, a verb, and a complete thought.

A ______contains two main clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction or a semi-colon. • They connect two simple sentences, but they often do not show a clear relationship between the two parts.

A _____ contains a main clause and one or more dependent clause