Sentence Structure

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What is a complete sentence?

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A complete sentence has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

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What is an incomplete sentence?

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An incomplete sentence is missing a subject, a verb, or does not express a complete thought.

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What is the subject of a sentence?

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The subject of a sentence is WHO or WHAT the sentence is about.

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What is the action of a sentence called?

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The action of a sentence is called the verb.

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What punctuation mark shows excitement?

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The exclamation mark (!) shows excitement.

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What punctuation mark is used to ask a question?

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The question mark (?) is used to ask a question.

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What punctuation mark is used at the end of a statement?

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The period (.) is used at the end of a statement.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

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What is a simple sentence?

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A simple sentence has one independent clause and expresses a complete thought.

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What is a conjunction?

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A conjunction is a word that connects clauses or sentences (e.g., and, but, or).