Sentence Elements
A group of words with no subject/verb that functions as a single part of speech
phrase
punctuation mark that does the job of a period - Used as an end stop
semicolon
Connectors that begin dependent clauses
subordinating conjunctions / subordinators
Sentence structure that has one independent clause
simple
A word, phrase, or clause that comes in front of the main idea
Introductory element
A group of words with a subject and verb that expresses a complete thought
independent clause
Connectors (words or phrases) that join two independent clauses and function in a variety of other ways. If joining clauses, these require both semicolons and commas
conjunctive adverbs / long connectors
Sentence Structure that has one independent and one or more dependent clauses
complex
True or False
2 Independent clauses can be joined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction
true
punctuation mark that is used to set off words, phrases, and clauses
A word, phrase, or clause that disrupts the main idea and requires punctuation on both sides
interrupter
A word, phrase, or clause that follows (comes after) the main idea and is non-essential
closer
Add punctuation, if necessary.
As I reached for a clean pot I realized that my cat had not come in for his supper a meal I shared with him.
As I reached for a clean pot, I realized that my cat had not come in for his supper, a meal I shared with him.
Name the first permanent English Settlement in North America.
Jamestown
Group of words with a subject and a verb
clause
A group of words with a subject and verb that does NOT express a complete thought
Dependent Clause
Sentence Structure that has two independent clauses; the clauses may be joined 3 ways
compound sentence
Add punctuation, if necessary
She ordered french fries, not onion rings.
correct
Name Bluey's Aunt who is the "mum" of Muffin and Socks.
Aunt Trixie
Short connectors (and or but for nor yet so) that join words, phrase, and clauses
coordinating conjunctions
Is the line below a an independent clause, a dependent clause, or a phrase?
The perch darting in the shallows
phrase
Sentence Structure that has two independent and one or more dependent clauses
Add punctuation if needed
This path, I hope will take us back to the main road.
This path, I hope, will take us back to the main road.
Set during the Great Depression, this novel focuses on the Joads, a poor family of tenant farmers driven from their Oklahoma home by drought, economic hardship, agricultural industry changes, and bank foreclosures forcing tenant farmers out of work. --Name the author or the title.
John Steinbeck / The Grapes of Wrath