Sentence Types
A group of words that expresses a complete thought
What is a sentence?
Includes all the words the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about
What is complete subject?
Joins words or groups of words, and adds information; but shows contrast; or gives a choice
What is conjunction?
A group of words with a subject and a verb
What is clause?
Results when two main or independent clauses are joined without correct punctuation or a correct coordinating conjunction
What is run-on sentence?
A statement
What is declarative sentence?
The main word or words in a complete subject
What is simple subject?
Two simple sentences that have been combined with a comma and a conjunction
What is compound sentence?
Forms a complete thought and can be a sentence
What is independent clause?
The use of a comma in a run-on sentence that has two main clauses
What is comma splice?
Asks a question
What is interrogative sentence?
Has all the words that tell what the subject does or is
What is complete predicate?
Two or more subjects with the same predicate
What is compound subject?
Not a complete thought and cannot stand as a sentence
What is dependent clause?
A run-on sentence can contain
What is two main clauses separated only by a comma or no punctuation?
Expresses excitement
What is exclamatory sentence?
The main word or words in the complete predicate
What is simple predicate?
Two or more predicates with the same subject
What is compound predicate?
Connects a dependent and independent clause
What is subordinating conjunction?
To correct a comma splice
What is replace the comma with a period and create two sentences?
A fragment differs from a sentence
What is a fragment does not have a complete thought?
A subject often performs
What is the action of a sentence?
Combine subjects or predicates using
What is either/or and neither/nor?
Who, whose, whom, which, that, where, when, why
What is relative pronouns and adverbs?
Change the run-on sentence to a compound sentence connected by
What is a comma and a coordinating conjunction?