TSI ELA

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What is a clause?

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A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. It can be independent (able to stand alone) or dependent (cannot stand alone).

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What is an independent clause?

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An independent clause is a complete thought that can stand alone as a sentence. Example: 'She enjoys reading.'

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What is a dependent clause?

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A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a sentence and usually begins with a subordinating conjunction. Example: 'Although she enjoys reading.'

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What is a compound sentence?

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A compound sentence is made up of two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). Example: 'I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.'

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What is a complex sentence?

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A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Example: 'Although it was raining, I went for a walk.'

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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 conjunctions. Example: 'I love to read I have many books.'

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What is a fragment?

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A fragment is a group of words that does not express a complete thought. Example: 'Because I was tired.'

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What is subject-verb agreement?

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Subject-verb agreement means that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree in number (singular or plural). Example: 'She runs' (singular) vs. 'They run' (plural).

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What is a pronoun?

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A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun. Examples include he, she, it, they, and we.

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What is an antecedent?

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An antecedent is the noun that a pronoun refers to. Example: In 'The dog barked, and it was loud,' 'dog' is the antecedent of 'it.'