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7 Cards in this Set
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Has the most basic elements that make it a sentence: a subject, a verb, and a completed thought
1 independent clause, end punctuation |
Simple sentence |
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Has 2 independent clauses (complete thoughts) combined with a coordinating conjunction
Put the comma before the FANBOY
Can combine 2 independent clauses with a semicolon
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Compound sentence |
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Is in a compound sentence
Combines two independent clauses with FANBOY
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Coordination conjunction |
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FANBOY |
For, and, nor, but, or, yet |
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Has 1 independent clause and at least 1 dependent clause in the same sentence(one complete thought and one incomplete thought)
Part of the sentence cannot stand alone
Dependent clause starts with a subordinating conjunction (AAAWWWUUBBIES)
When a subordination conjunction starts a sentence a comma comes after the dependent clause. If a subordination conjunction is in the middle of a complex sentence no comma is necessary.
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Complex sentence |
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Goes with a complex sentence
Connects the dependent and independent together
AAAWWWUUBBIES some: after, while, since, even, though, if
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Subordination conjunction |
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Has 2 independent clauses and at least 1 dependent clause
Has both FANBOYS AND AAAWWWUUBBIES
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Compound-Complex sentence |
