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What is a clause? A clause is a sentence that has both a subject and a predicate.
List two types of clauses. Independent and dependent.
What in an independent clause? Has both a subject and a predicate and completes a thought.
What is a dependent clause? Has both a subject and a predicate but does not complete a thought.
List three common subordinators. Although, if, while, which.
Example of an independent clause: Sue ate a piece of candy.
Example of a dependent clause: When Sue ate a piece of candy,
What is a phrase? A phrase is a group of words that NEVER have a noun/verb pair together.
Give three examples of a prepositional phrase: Around the corner, in the desk, At Goody's.
Give three examples of a present participle phrase: Tired of his arguing, delighted by the surprise, eating an ice cream cone.
Define simple sentence. A simple sentence can have many subjects/ predicates, but only completes one thought. It has just one independent clause!
Example of a simple sentence with a phrase: John went to the park.
Example of a simple sentence with compound predicates: Hanah, Jordan, and Annabelle went for a very long walk in the crowded and loud park.
Define compound sentence. A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses and is joined by a FANBOYS. Unless it is a very short compound sentence.
Example of a compound sentence: I like a big slice of apple pie, and I also enjoy a scoop of ice cream. OR I like pie and I also enjoy ice cream.
List FANBOYS: For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
Define complex sentence. A dependent clause has both a subject and predicate but does not express a complete though and cannot stand alone as a sentence.
What is another name of a dependent clause? Subordinate clause.
Example of complex sentence-dependent clause first: Dependent clause + independent clause = comma
Example of complex sentence-independent clause first: Independent clause + dependent clause = no comma
What is a fragment sentence? A fragment sentence is a part of a sentence that is written as if it were a completes sentence.
Example of a fragment sentence missing predicate: The students on Rolling Thunder.
Example of a fragment sentence missing subject: Jumping off tables in the cafeteria.
What is a run-on sentence? A run-on sentence is two or more sentences written as though it were a single sentence.
Example of a run on: I love to ski, the runs at Bogus, are amazing!
List three ways to fix a run-on sentence: Add a period. Add a semi-colon, or create a compound sentence.
List two types of phrases: Prepositional and Participle Phrase
Created by: Hanah J
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