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TermDefinition
Finite Verb A verb (word describing an action) that can take tense (ie can be changed to present, past or future tense). [I jump, I jumped, I will jump.]
Subject of a sentence Who or what performs the action. [Joan eats lunch each day. Subject = Joan.]
Simple sentence A sentence with a subject and one finite verb. [Joan eats lunch each day. Subject = Joan; verb = eats.]
Complex sentence A sentence has one independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. [The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.]
Independent clause A stand alone sentence with a subject, verb, predicate. [Joan eats lunch each day]
Predicate of a sentence A word group that comes after the subject to complete the meaning of the sentence. [Joan eats lunch each day. Subject is Joan. Joan what? = eats lunch each day]
Compound sentence A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). [ I tried to speak Spanish, and my friend tried to speak English]
Dependent clause A group of words that has both a subject and a verb but (unlike an independent clause) cannot stand alone as a sentence. [[The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow. DC = because they have a test tomorrow.]
Verb A word that describes an action or occurrence or indicates a state of being. [To be, to run, to think]
Clause Group of words containing a subject and a finite verb [Tom married Amy when he was 19. Clause = Tom married Amy; when he was 19]
Minor/ incomplete sentence Something is missing in the sentence, usually a verb or a subject.
Phrase Small group of words which does the job of a single word (contains no finite verb)
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