Sentence Structure

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What are the 3 main components of a complete sentence?

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Has subject, verb, complete thought.

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What is a complex sentence?

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1 independent and 1 dependent clause, usually introduced by a subordinating conjunction.

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In a sentence, what is the predicate?

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The action of a sentence; it tells us what happened.

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What is a Run-On Sentence?

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Two independent clauses not properly joined with a semicolon, comma and FANBOYS, or two separate sentences.

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In a sentence, what is the subject?

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The topic of a sentence; it tells us who or what the sentence is about.

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What is a simple sentence?

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A sentence that contains one independent clause and no dependent clauses.

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What are FANBOYS?

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A mnemonic for coordinating conjunctions: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A group of words that has a subject and verb but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.

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What is an independent clause?

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A group of words that has a subject and verb and can stand alone as a complete sentence.