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17 Cards in this Set
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Clause
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a group of words containing a subject and a predicate
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Subject
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-noun, pronoun, infinitive or gerund
-the topic of the sentence - found jn the beginning of the clause, before the verb |
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Predicate
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-consists of the verb + modifier
-action verbs -linking verbs(is, was, were, am, be, been, being..) |
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Oxford Comma
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-In a list of 3 or more you place a comma before the conjunction
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Simple Sentence
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1 independent clause
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Compound Sentence
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2 independent clauses
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Coordinating Conjunction
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-you combine sentences with a comma followed by these
-FANBOYS(for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) |
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Correlative Conjunction
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-word pairs that connect equal sentence elements
-Either , Or -Neither , Nor -Both , And -Whether , Or -Not only, But also |
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Complex Sentence
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contains and independent and dependent clause
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Independent Clause
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-contains a subject and verb
-complete thought -forms complete sentence on its own |
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Dependent Clause
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-Contains subject and verb
-Does not express complete thought -cannot be complete sentence on its own (describes or gives more information about) another part of the sentence |
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Essential
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dependent clause (necessary for maintaining the correct meaning of the sentence)
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Dependent Marker Words
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-A word added to the beginning of an independent clause that makes it a dependent clause
(after, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order to, since, though, than, until, unless, whatever, when, whenever, whether, while, provided that, rather than, so that, whereas, why) |
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Nonessential
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extra information that is not necessary to maintain the meaning of the sentence
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Compound Complex
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Contains 2 independent clauses and 1 dependent clause
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-Comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)
-Conjunctive adverb |
Two independent clauses may be connected by?
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Conjunctive Adverbs
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-join two independent clauses together
-has a semi colon, followed by a comma |
