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grammer notecards
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| phrase | a group of words without a subject and a verb |
| clause | a group of words with a subject and a verb |
| dependent clause | a group of word with a subject and a verb that cannot as a sentence; it must have an independent clause |
| independent clause | a group of word with a subject and a verb that can stand alone in a sentence |
| simple sentence | a sentence which contains one independent clause |
| compound sentence | a sentence which contains two independent clauses |
| complex sentence | a sentence which contains a dependent and on independent clause |
| compound complex sentence | a sentence which contains two independent clause and one or more dependent clause |
| fragment | a group of words that does not express a complete thought |
| comma splice | the error of joining two independent clauses with only a comma |
| fused sentence | the error of joining two independent clauses with nothing at all |
| run- on sentence | the error of joining more than two independent clauses with and or but |
| verbal phrase | a group of words with a verbal; infinitive; gerund; or participle |
| coordination | the act of joining two independent clauses in three ways 1. semicolin ( ; ) 2. semicolin + conjunctive adverb + comma 3. comma + coordinate conjunction |
| subordination | the act of joining a independent clause to a dependent clause using a subordinate conjunction |