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