All sentence structure review for test

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What is a phrase?

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A group of words that have nouns, verbs, or both but no subjects.

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Which one is a phrase?

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From the stairs.

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What is a simple sentence?

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A sentence that contains only one independent 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 conjunction.

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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-complex sentence?

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

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Identify the type of sentence: 'Those clouds promise snow; we might get another snow day off from school.'

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Compound sentence.

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Identify the type of sentence: 'Her left arm was badly broken at the wrist during the car accident.'

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Simple sentence.

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What is an independent clause?

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A group of words that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a verb.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence and usually begins with a subordinating conjunction.