Sentence Unit Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
Two things every sentence must have in order to be a sentence.	Subject and verb.
The person or thing that you are talking about in a sentence is the	subject
The action that is being performed by the subject is called the	Verb
A group of words that has a subject and a verb and which expresses a complete thought is called	independent clause
A group of words which has a subject and verb but begins with a word like because, when, while, although, since, when etc. is called a	dependent clause
Words which show position such as above, below, across, beside, between, toward, to from, at, in, on, under, over, through etc. are called	prepositions
A prepositional phrase always starts with a	preposition
A prepositional phrase always ends with a	noun or pronoun
True or false? The subject and verb are always found in a prepositonal phrase.	False. The subject/verb are NEVER found in the prepositional phrase.
A simple sentence contains how many independent clauses?	One
A compound sentence contains how many independent clauses?	At least two.
A complex sentence contains one _____________ clause and at least one dependent clause.	independent clause
A compound-complex sentence contains how many independent clauses and how many dependent clauses?	At least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
Two sentences joined together with a comma is a mistake called a	comma splice or comma fault
Two sentences joined by nothing is a mistake called a	fused sentence
A declarative sentence makes a _____________	statement
A sentence that asks a question is called an ________________ sentence.	Interrogative
A sentence which gives an order is called	an imperative sentence
A sentence which contains unmistakable emotion is called an	exlamatory sentence
Every sentence begins with a ________ letter.	capital
Is the following sentence simmple, compound or complex? We ran to the garage.	Simple
Is the following sentence simple, compound or complex? We ran to the garage because we heard an explosion.	Complex
Is this sentence simple, compound or complex? We ran to the garage, for we heard an explosion.	Compound
The phrase "to the garage" is an example of a _________________ phrase.	prepositional
What are the "fanboys" words - words which can be used to join independent clauses?	for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
When the dependent clause is first in a complex sentence, should it be followed by a comma?	Yes
When the independent clause comes first in a complex sentence, should it be followed by a comma?	No
Can a semi colon be used to join two independent clauses?	Yes
Is there a comma before the "fanboys" word in a compound sentence?	Yes

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