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Term Definition
phrases, clauses, sentences
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Compound Verb | a subject doing to or more actions |
| Compound Subject | a subject with two people or things |
| Independent Clause | a clause that can stand on its own |
| 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 |
| Appositive Phrase | a noun phrase that renames a noun. The soldier, an ex-marine... |
| ABBI SAW A WU WU | as, because, before, if, since, after, while, although, when, until, where, unless |
| Dependent Clause | can't stand on its own |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Predicate | starts with what the subject is doing (verb) |
| 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 |
| Comma Splice | when the sentence uses a comma incorrectly and instead needs a period or semicolon |
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kellymandry
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