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26 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Give an example of a Phrase?
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A big blue cat.
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Define a Clause
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A group of related words with both a subject and a Predicte.
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Give an example of a Clause
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John ran home.
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What is another name for an independent Clause
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Subordinate Clause
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What is a definition of a dependent clause?
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A clause that must be joined to an independent clause to make a complete sentance.
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Provide an example of a Independent Clause.
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John ran.
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Provide an example of a Dependent Clause.
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While John ran home.
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List the coordinating Conjunctions:
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for
and nor but or yet so |
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Provide an example of a Prepositional Pharse.
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The cat from next door caught a gopher.
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What is the function of a Coordinating Conjunction?
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Join elements of the sentence that are equal or parallel.
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What is the function of a Subordinating Conjunction?
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contians at least one subject and one verb but does not express a complete idea.
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List 5 Subordinating Conjuctions: 21-31
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While
Since Because if although |
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What is a defintion of a Comma Splice?
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Comma Splice occurs when two or more main clauses are joined with a comma but without a Coordinating Conjuntion.
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Provide an example of a comma splice?
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John walked home after work, he was tired.
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What is a run-on fuse?
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2 Independent Clauses separted with only a comma.
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What is the definition of a fragment?
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A pharse or dependent clause punctuated as a sentance.
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Provide an example of a pharse punctuated as a fragment.
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sleeping late in the afternoon.
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Turn the pharse fragment in 37# into a clause fragment.
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While he was sleeping late in the afternoon.
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Provide an example of a compound 2 sentance.
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John ran home, he partically ran fast.
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Provide an example of a compound 3 sentence.
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John ran home; however, he got lost.
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Provide an example of a complex 4 Sentence.
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Sally found seashells while she walked along the seashore.
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Provide an example of complex 5 sentence.
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While sally walked along the seashore, she found seashells.
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Provide an example of a complex 6 sentences.
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6a. John, who loves dogs, wants a cat.
6b. The student who complained about the food was given a another dessert. |
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What type of sentence struture is 1-3?
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IC, CC IC IC;CA,IC
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What type of sentence is 4-6?
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IC SC DC IC DC IC.
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Provide and example of correctly punctuated compound-complex sentence.
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John ran home, and he found his dog, he fed the dog; however, the dog didn't like the food.
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