Grammar

Types of Sentences

100

complex sentence

Is made up of one or more dependent clauses and one independent clause.

200

Compound Sentence

Is made up of two or more simple sentences usually joined together by a fanboy and a comma. 

300

Simple Sentence

Contains only one independent clause with a subject and a verb.

500

Compound-complex Sentence

Is made up of two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.

Sentence Parts

100

Subject

The part of a sentence which is doing something or about which something is said.

400

Phrase

A group of related words which lacks either a subject or a verb.

500

Clause

A group of related words which has both a subject and a verb.

Punctuation

100

Hyphen

to join parts of compound words.

300

Question Mark

at the end of a direct question.

400

Exclamation Point

at the end of an exclamatory sentence.

500

Quotation Marks

before and after direct quotations, placed around exact words quoted.

More Punctuation

100

Capitalize

The first word of every sentence needs to be _______.

200

Period

to end a declarative sentence.

300

Ellipsis

for a pause in dialogue.

400

Comma

to separate words, phrases, or clauses in a series.

500

Semicolon

to separate groups of words or phrases which already contain commas.