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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is clause | a sentence that has both subject and a predicate |
| list the two types of clauses | independent and dependent |
| what is 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 complete a thought |
| list three common subordinators | because, although, when, if, while, which, and since. |
| 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? | group of words that NEVER have a noun/verb pair together |
| list two types of phrases | Prepositional, participle |
| give three examples of a prepositional phrase | Around the corner, Behind the tree, Under the bed |
| give three examples of a present participle phrase | Running in the hallway, Fighting with the large dog, Eating an ice cream cone |
| define simple sentence | many subjects/ predicates, but it only completes one thought. |
| example of a simple sentence with a phrase | |
| example of a simple sentence with compound predicates. | |
| define compound sentence | two or more independent clauses |
| example of a compound sentence | I like pie and also enjoy ice cream |
| list FANBOYS | FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET, and SO |
| define complex sentence | A dependent clause has both a subject and predicate |
| what is another name for a dependent clause. | |
| example of complex sentence- dependent clause | |
| example of a complex sentence- independent clause | |
| what is a fragment sentence | |
| example of a fragment sentence missing predicate | |
| example of a fragment sentence missing subject | |
| what is a run on sentence | two or more sentences written as though one sentence |
| example of a run on | |
| list three ways to fix a run on sentence | |
| write a sentence that separates two adjectives |