6th grade Grammar Midterm

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Define a complete predicate.

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The part of the sentence that includes the verb and all the words that tell what happened in the sentence.

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Define a sentence fragment.

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A group of words that does not express a complete thought.

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Identify the complete predicate in the sentence: "The children played in the park all afternoon."

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Played in the park all afternoon.

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Define a simple subject.

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The main noun or pronoun that tells what the sentence is about.

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Define a simple predicate.

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The main verb or verb phrase that tells something about the subject.

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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

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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 conjunction.

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Define a run-on sentence.

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A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses that are not properly joined.

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What is an independent clause?

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A group of words that can stand alone as a sentence because it expresses a complete thought.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence because it does not express a complete thought.