Independent and dependent clauses

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What is a comma splice?

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A grammar error when two independent clauses are joined by a comma.

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What is this a definition of: a ________ clause does not express a complete thought, it MUST be joined by another clause in order to make a sentence proper.

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Dependent clause.

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True or false: although is a keyword to determine whether or not a clause is dependent.

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True.

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True or false: an independent clause and a dependent clause are the same thing.

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False.

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What are the coordinating conjunctions?

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For, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so.

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What is an independent clause?

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A clause that expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A clause that does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone.

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What punctuation is used to separate independent clauses in a compound sentence?

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A comma followed by a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon.

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What is a complex sentence?

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A sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.