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SentenceTypes
Phrases, Clauses, Sentences
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Compound Verb | A subject doing two or more actions: Jack and Jill went up the hill and fetched a pail of water. |
| Compound Subject | A subject with two people or things:Jack and Jill went up the hill. |
| Independent Clause | A clause that can stand on its own:I like ice cream. |
| Relative Clause | a dependent clause that begins with a relative pronoun: that, which, who, whomever etc. |
| Subordinate Clause | A dependent clause that begins with a subordinating conjunction: although, if, since etc. |
| 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... |
| Appositive Phrase | A noun phrase that renames a noun The soldier, and ex-marine... |
| ABBI SAW A WUWU | As, because, before, if, since, after, while, although, when, until, where, unless |
| Dependent clause | Can't stand on its own: since I like ice cream... |
| Simple Sentence | Contains one independent clause |
| FANBOYS | For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so |
| Phrase | Group of words that doesn't contain it's own subject and verb: down the street, eating ice cream, after dark |
| Complex Sentence | One independent clause plus one or more dependent clauses (relative or subordinate) |
| Prepositional Phrase | Starts with a preposition: over the river, through the woods, to grandmother's house |
| Participle Phrase | Starts with an "ing" word: walking down the hall, I notice a line at the bubbler. |
| 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" |
| Compound-Complex Sentence | Two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause |
| Compound Sentence | Two independent clauses joined by a fanboy or semicolon |
| Subject | What or who the sentence is mainly about. Usually in the beginning of the sentence to the left of the verb. |
| Comma Splice | When the sentences uses a comma incorrectly and instead needs a period or semicolon. |
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wolfmel87
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