English I Final My Perspectives Grammar Review

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What is a Simple Sentence?

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A Simple Sentence is a sentence that contains one independent clause and no dependent clauses. It expresses a complete thought. Example: 'James finished his math test.'

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What is a Compound Sentence?

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A Compound Sentence is a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Example: 'Greg and I ate an entire pizza, but we were still hungry for more.'

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What is Active Voice?

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Active Voice is a sentence structure where the subject performs the action of the verb. Example: 'The wind opened the door.'

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What is Passive Voice?

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Passive Voice is a sentence structure where the subject receives the action of the verb. Example: 'The door was opened by the wind.'

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What is a Prepositional Phrase?

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A Prepositional Phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun. Example: 'Throughout the park.'

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What is punctuation?

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Punctuation refers to the marks used in writing that help clarify meaning and separate linguistic units. Examples include periods, commas, and semicolons.

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What is a coordinating conjunction?

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A coordinating conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses that are similar or equal. The main coordinating conjunctions are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause is a group of words that has both a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought. It cannot stand alone as a sentence.

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. It can stand alone as a sentence.

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What is the purpose of a semicolon?

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A semicolon is used to connect closely related independent clauses or to separate items in a complex list.