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parts of sentences
phrases, clauses, sentences
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| subject | what or who the sentence is mainly about. Usually in the beginning of the sentence to the left of the verb. |
| predicate | starts with what the subject is doing (verb). Sometimes obvious like with an action verb: "swim, dance," but not always, such as with the verbs "is" or "has." |
| phrase | group of words that doesn't contain it's own subject and verb: down the street, eating ice cream, after dark |
| clause | a group of words that contains its own subject and verb. Sometimes a clause can stand on its own: I like ice cream. Some times it can't: If I like ice cream ... |
| independent clause | a clause that can stand on its own: I like ice cream. |
| dependent clause | can't stand on its own: since I like ice cream ... |
| subordinate clause | a dependent clause that begins with a subordinating conjunction: although, if, since etc. |
| relative clause | a dependent clause that begins with a relative pronoun: that, which, who, whomever etc. |
| compound subject | A subject with two people or things: Jack and Jill went up the hill. |
| compound verb | A subject doing two or more actions: jack and Jill went up the hill and fetched a pail of water. |
| appositive phrase | a noun phrase that renames a noun The soldier, an ex-marine, ... |
| participle phrase | starts with an "ing" word: walking down the hall, I notice a line at the bubbler. |
| prepositional phrase | starts with a preposition: over the river, through the woods, to grandmother's house |
| simple sentence | contains one independent clause |
| complex sentence | one independent clause plus one or more dependent clauses (relative or subordinate) |
| compound sentence | two independent clauses joined by a fanboy or semicolon |
| compound-complex sentence | two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause |
| FANBOYS | for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so |
| ABBI SAW A WU WU | as, because, before, if, since, after, while, although when, until, where, unless |
| comma splice | when the sentence uses a comma incorrectly and instead needs a period or semicolon. |
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