Sentence Structure

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What is a sentence?

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A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought and contains a subject and a predicate.

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What are the four types of sentences?

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Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, Exclamatory.

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.

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What is a predicate in a sentence?

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The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is.

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What is a clause?

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A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb.

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What is the difference between an independent clause and a dependent clause?

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An independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, while a dependent clause cannot.

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What are coordinating conjunctions?

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Coordinating conjunctions are words that connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance, such as 'and', 'but', 'or', 'nor', 'for', 'so', and 'yet'.

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What is a sentence fragment?

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A sentence fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought and is not a complete sentence.

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What is an imperative sentence?

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An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request.

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What is a declarative sentence?

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A declarative sentence makes a statement and ends with a period.