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| What is a clause? | A clause is a sentence that has both a subject and a predicate.
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| List the two types of clauses. | Independent and dependent.
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| What is an independent clause? | Has both a subject and predict and completes a thought.
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| What is a dependent clause? | Has both a subject and a predicate but does not complete a thought.
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| What is a common subordinator. | They are because, when, and while.
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| Example of an independent clause: | Sue ate a piece of candy.
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| Example of a dependent clause: | When Sue ate a piece of candy,
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| What is a phrase? | A phrase is a group of words that never have a noun/verb together.
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| List two types of phrases: | Prepositional Phrase and Participle Phrase are two types of phrases.
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| Give three examples of a prepositional phrase. | Around the corner, behind the tree, and in the desk are prepositional phrases.
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| Define simple sentence. | A simple sentence can have many subjects/predicates, but it only completes one thought.
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| Example of a simple sentence with a phrase. | John went to the park.
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| Example of a simple sentence with compound predicates. | John went for a very long walk in the crowded and loud park.
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| Define compound sentence. | A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses and is joined by a FANBOYS.
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| List FANBOYS. | For, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so.
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| Define complex sentence. | A dependent clause that needs a independent clause.
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| What is another name for dependent clause. | Subordinate clause.
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| Example of complex sentence-dependent clause first | Because it makes me feel so good, I eat pizza.
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| Example of complex sentence-independent clause first | I eat pizza because it makes me feel so good.
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| What is a fragment sentence? | Part of a sentence written as though it is a complete sentence.
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| Example of a fragment sentence missing predicate. | The students on Rolling Thunder
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| Example of fragment sentence missing subject | Jumping off tables in the cafeteria.
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| What is a run-on sentence? | Two or more sentences written as though it is one sentence.
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| Example of a run-on sentence. | I love to ski, the runs at Bogus are amazing!
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| List three ways to fix a run-on sentence. | Add a period, add a semi-colon, or create a compound sentence.
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| Write a sentence that separates two adjectives used together. | It was a dark, stormy night.
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| Write three different compound sentences with different FANBOYS | Joey played the guitar, and Susan sang along. He ate the pizza, yet craved for more. It was cold, so Susan laid in blankets.
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| Write a sentence that uses a noun of direct address. | Mr. Rowe, I loved your grammar lecture.
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| Begin a sentence with an interjection | Yes, I would like three hours of homework.
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| Begin a sentence with a prepositional phrase | Around the big tree, an elf sat eating my picnic.
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| Begin a sentence with a participle phrase. | Tiring from the long run, I was lapped by everyone.
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| Begin a sentence with a subordinate clause | While I am in my English class, I feel like a king.
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| End a sentence with a subordinate clause. | I feel like a king while I am in my English class.
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| Write a sentence that uses an apposite | I was talking to Mr. Williams, the reading teacher, and then I threw up.
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| Write a sentence with extra information | Mr. Rowe without a doubt is the most attractive man in Boise, Idaho.
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| Write a sentence with a city and state in the middle of the sentence | The great thing about Boise, Idaho, is the wonderful people.
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