Sentence Structure

In a sentence, what is the subject?

• A verb

• The topic of a sentence, tells us who or what the sentence is about.

• complete thought

• a subject

In a sentence, what is the predicate?

• The action of a sentence, tells us what happened

• Topic of the sentence

• A predicate

• Ran

What is a independent clause?

• Independent Sentence

• Has subject, verb, complete thought

• Can't stand alone

• Missing subject, verb, complete thought

What is a dependent clause? (choose two)

• Can stand independently

• Is a run-on sentence

• Has a subject, verb, and doesn't express a complete thought

• Depends on more information

What are the 3 main components of a complete sentence?

• FANBOYS and comma

• Two independent clauses

• Has subject, verb, complete thought

• Subject and Verb

What is a Run-On Sentence?

• It's a properly joined sentence

• Two independent clause not properly joined with semicolon, comma and FANBOYS, or two seperate sentences

• Joined with a semicolon or FANBOYS ( cordinating conjunctions)

• A subject, verb, and complete thought

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What is a sentence fragment?

• Subject, verb, and complete thought

• Missing a subject or verb

• Missing a complete thought

• Missing subject, verb, and complete thought

What is a simple sentence made of? ( choose two)

• 1 Independent Clause

• 1 independent and 1 dependent clause

• Subject, verb, an a complete thought

• Missing either a subject or predicate (verb)

What is a compound sentence? (choose two)

• Often joined FANBOYS and comma

• 1 independent clause

• Has a subordinating conjunction

• 2 independent clause

What is a complex sentence?

• Subordinating Conjunctions

• FANBOYS and comma

• 1 independent and dependent clause and usually introduced by a subordinating conjunction

• Dependent Clauses