Basic Sentence Characteristics
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Sentence Structure
100
What does a basic sentence ALWAYS include?
A subject AND a verb
100
Can you name some conjunctions?
and, but, or, nor, yet, for, so
100
A sentence with one independent clause is...
A simple sentence
200
What are the two types of clauses?
Independent and dependent
200
Can you name a subordinator of reason?
because, since, as
200
A sentence with two or more independent clauses is...
Compound
300
What do we call a sentence that is a complete thought?
An independence sentence.
300
Can you name a subordinator of contrast?
although, even though
300
A sentence with one independent clause + one or more dependent clauses is...
Complex
400
What's a conjunction?
The words that connect two simple sentences to make a compound sentence.
400
What is a fragment?
She was looking outside the window. When she saw an accident.
400
A sentence with two or more independent clauses + one ore more dependent clauses...
Compound/ complex
500
What is a subordinator?
A word that always starts a dependent sentence
500
What's a run-on sentence?
When she was looking outside the window she saw an accident.
500
What's the punctuation rule for complex sentences?
Subordinator S V O, S V O S V O subordinator S V O
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