What is a simple sentence?

Definition
	A simple sentence is a sentence containing one main clause and no subordinate clauses.

Sources
	Hartmann and Stork 1972 209
	Crystal 1985 280
	Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech, and Svartvik 1985 719
	Mish 1991 1099

Concept module: simple sentence
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