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English
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a clause? | A clause is something that has both a subject and predicate |
| List the two types of clauses | Independent and Dependent |
| What is an independent clause? | A independent clause has both a subject and predicate and a complete thought |
| What is an dependent clause? | A dependent clause has both a subject and predicate but dosen't complete a thought |
| List three common subordinators | Because, Although, and When |
| Example of an independent clause | Aidan ate a piece of candy. |
| Example of an dependent clause | When Aidan ate a piece of candy, |
| What is a phrase? | A phrase is a group of words that NEVER have a noun/verb pair together |
| List two types of phrases | Prepositional and Participle phrase |
| Give three examples of a prepositional phrase | Around the corner, Behind the tree, and In the desk |
| Give three examples of a present participle phrase | Tired of his arguing, Running in the hallway, and Fighting with the large dog |
| Define simple sentence | John went to the park. |
| Example of simple a simple sentence with a phrase | Max went to the park |
| Example of a simple sentence with compound predicates | I went to the store and bought and drink milk. |
| Define compound sentence | A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses and is joined by a FANBOYS |
| Example of a compound sentence | I like pie and I also like 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 thought and cannot stand alone in a sentence |
| What is another name for a dependent clause? | Subordinate clause |
| Example of a complex sentence - dependent clause first | And it tasted good, Sue ate a piece of candy. |
| Example of a complex sentence - independent first | It tasted good, Sue ate a piece of candy. |
| What is a fragment sentence? | A fragment sentence is a part of a sentence that is written as if it were a complete 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 sentence | 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 |
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