A subject doing two or more actions: Jack and Jill went up the hill and fetched a pail of water.

A subject with two or people or things,

A clause that can stand on its own: I like ice cream.

A dependent clause that beings with a relative pronoun: that, which who, whomever etc.

A dependent clause that beings with subordinating conjunction: although, if, since, ect.

A group of words that contains its own subject and verb. Sometimes a clause can stand on its own: I like ice cream. Sometimes it can't: If I like ice cream.

A noun phrase that renames a noun Te soldier, an ex-marine...

as, because,before, if, since, after, while, although, when until, where, unless

Can't stand on its: Since I like ice cream...

Contains one independent clause

For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Group of words that doesn't contain its won subject and verb: down the street, eating ice cream, after dark.

One independence clause plus one or more dependent clause (relative or subordinate)

Starts with a preposition: over the river, through the woods, to grandmother's house.

Stars with an ing word: Walking down the hall, I notice a line at the bubbler.

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

Two independent clauses joined by a fanboy or semicolon.

What or who the sentence is mainly about. Usually in the beginning of the sentence to the left of the verb.

When the sentence uses a comma incorrectly and instead needs a period or a semicolon.

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Sentence Types

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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 or people or things,
Independent Clause	A clause that can stand on its own: I like ice cream.
Relative Clause	A dependent clause that beings with a relative pronoun: that, which who, whomever etc.
Subordinate Clause	A dependent clause that beings with subordinating conjunction: although, if, since, ect.
Clause	A group of words that contains its own subject and verb. Sometimes a clause can stand on its own: I like ice cream. Sometimes it can't: If I like ice cream.
Appositive Phrase	A noun phrase that renames a noun Te soldier, an ex-marine...
ABBISAWAWUWU	as, because,before, if, since, after, while, although, when until, where, unless
Dependent Clause	Can't stand on its: 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 its won subject and verb: down the street, eating ice cream, after dark.
Complex Sentence	One independence clause plus one or more dependent clause (relative or subordinate)
Prepositional Phrase	Starts with a preposition: over the river, through the woods, to grandmother's house.
Participle Phrase	Stars 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 sentence uses a comma incorrectly and instead needs a period or a semicolon.

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