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Clause/Sentence Type

Terms and Definitions for Clauses and Sentence Types

TermDefinition
clause a group of words that includes both a subject and a verb
dependent clause a clause that does not function as a complete sentence
independent clause a clause that functions as a complete sentence
subordinating conjunction a connecting word or phrase that introduces a dependent clause
simple sentence a sentence that contains only one independent clause
compound sentence a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses
complex sentence a sentence that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
compound-complex sentence s sentence that contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause
adverbial clause a clause that modifies the verb in an independent clause
nonrestrictive clause a relative clause that is not essential to meaning
noun clause a clause that acts like a noun
relative clause a clause that modifies a noun in the independent clause
restrictive clause a relative clause that is essential to the meaning of the sentence
function of a noun clause subject of a sentence, object of a verb, subject complement, object of a preposition, indirect object
antecedent the word or phrase that a pronoun refers to
participial phrase a phrase that begins with a participle and acts like an adjective
prepositional phrase a preposition followed by its object and the object's modifiers
semicolon (;) This comes between two independent clause when no coordinating junction is used; the second independent clause will not start with a capital letter unless the first word of it is a proper noun.
colon(:) This is often used to introduce a list or quotation or to provide clarification for the information immediately coming before it.
Created by: Ruwilliams-MOCA
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