Sentence Structure

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What is a sentence?

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A complete idea, with both a subject and a predicate.

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What are coordinating conjunctions?

Back

Words that connect words, phrases, or clauses. Examples include: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

Front

What is the acronym to remember all the coordinating conjunctions?

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FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).

Front

Which word is NOT a coordinating conjunction?

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Still.

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What does a complete sentence need?

Back

Both a subject and a predicate.

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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

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What is a predicate in a sentence?

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The part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is.

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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 compound sentence?

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A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

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What is an independent clause?

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A group of words that can stand alone as a sentence because it expresses a complete thought.