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11 Cards in this Set
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declarative
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a statement. ends with a period.
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exclamatory
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shows emotions. ends with (!)
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interrogative
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asks a question. ends with (?)
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imperative
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a command. ends with a (. or a !)
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sentence vs. fragment
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A sentence is a complete thought. A fragment is not a complete thought.
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independent clause
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A group of words with a subject and a predicate that can stand by itself as a sentence.
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dependent clause
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cannot stand alone. it depends upon the independent clause to complete it's meaning. starts with who, which, that, because, when, if, until, before and after.
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simple sentence
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contains one independent clause.
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compound sentence
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contains two independent clauses connected by a conjuction.
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complex sentence
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contains one independent clause
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compound/complex sentence
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contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
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