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English 7 1.4
Clauses & Sentence Structures
Term | Definition |
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clause | a group of words that contains a subject and a verb |
A clause ____ function as a complete sentence on its own. | CAN |
main clause | a clause can stand alone as a complete sentence |
subordinate clause | *a clause that cannot stand on its own as a complete sentence *(dependent) clause depends on the main clause to make a complete sentence. |
simple sentence | one subject and one predicate |
compound sentence | two or more complete sentences joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction or by a semicolon |