Sentence Construction

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What is an independent clause?

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A group of words that can stand alone as a sentence.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunction.

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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 conjunction?

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A word that connects clauses or sentences (e.g., and, but, or).

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What is a fragment?

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A group of words that does not express 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.

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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 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 punctuation?

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The use of symbols (like periods, commas, and question marks) to clarify meaning in writing.

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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