Grammar Unit 1 Terms

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Predicate

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The main verb and everything that modifies (describes) it.

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Dependent clause

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A type of phrase that’s NOT a complete thought (a fragment), cannot stand alone; starts with subordinating conjunction.

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Complex sentence

Back

A sentence that contains just one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

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Noun

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A person, place or thing.

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Clause

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A phrase that includes a subject AND a verb.

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Simple sentence

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A sentence that contains only one independent clause.

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Compound-complex sentence

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A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.

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Verb

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A word or group of words that express an action, an event, or a state of being.

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Complete sentence

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A group of words that includes a subject, predicate, AND a complete thought.

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Independent clause

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A type of phrase that includes a complete idea and could be a complete sentence on its own.