2) incomplete sentence
3) independent clause
4) comma splice error
5) fused sentence
6) dependent clause
7) compound sentence
8) complex sentence
9) adverbal phrase
10) compound-complex sentence
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I just woke up from a nap, and am planning to take a shower.
2) incomplete sentence:
Because I hadn't taken a shower the night before.
3) independent clause:
I enjoy showers.
4) comma splice error:
I rinse my hair with shampoo, I use soap to wash.
5) fused sentence
I brush my teeth I floss afterwords.
6) dependent clause:
I don't shave regularly because if I did, I'd always be itchy.
7) compound sentence:
My mom walked into the bathroom; I covered myself with the towel.
8) complex sentence:
I don't like the smell of my shampoo, but still I use it in my hair.
9)adverbal phrase:
I will shower again after I come home from work.
10)complex-compound sentence:
I now have to urinate, but my mom, who just sat down on the toilet, insists that she go first.