Sentence Structure Unit Review

a group of words that does NOT contain its own subject or verb. It cannot stand alone as a sentence.

• phrase

• dependent clause

• independent clause

• verbal

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

who or what the sentence is about

• main verb

• helping verb

• sentence fragment

• subject

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

a clause that contains a subject, a verb, and a complete thought. It can stand alone as a sentence.

• independent

• dependent

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

a dependent clause or a phrase by itself creates this sentence error

• sentence fragment

• run-on sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

this type of sentence has a subject, verb, and forms a complete thought

• sentence fragment

• run-on sentence

• complete sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

words that join two independent clauses with a comma (FANBOYS)

• subordinating conjunctions

• coordinating conjunctions

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

a clause that contains a subject and a verb, but does NOT contain a complete thought

• independent

• dependent

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

words that begin a dependent clause (SWABIs)

• subordinating conjunctions

• coordinating conjunctions

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.5.1A

this incorrect type of sentence lacks correct punctuation or has a comma splice (putting two sentences together without a FANBOYS)

• run-on sentence

• sentence fragment

• complete sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F

Although glaciers occupy only about ten percent of the earth's land surface, they contain about seventy-five percent of its fresh water.

• phrase

• clause

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E