Independent Clause
All sentences have at least one...
What is an independent clause?
Unable to stand alone, must be attached to an independent clause
What is a dependent clause?
Consists of one independent clause with no dependent clauses
What is a simple sentence?
Has the overriding function of making a positive or negative statement, or an assertion
What is a declarative sentence?
In which Brown's stage do children first begin to conjoin sentences with and?
What is Brown's stage IV?
Two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
What is a coordinate clause?
Noun, adjective, adverb, and comparative clauses are examples of...
What are types of dependent clauses?
Two simple sentences joined by a coordinating conjunction, semicolon, or a conjunctive adverb
What is a compound sentence?
Has an overall function of making a request or giving an order
What is an imperative sentence?
In which Brown stage do children express clauses as coordinate and subordinate structures within sentences?
What is Brown's stage V?
The two required elements in a clause are...
What is subject and predicate?
Dependent clauses begin with...
What are subordinating conjunctions or relative pronouns?
Includes one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
What is a complex sentence?
Expresses a strong emotion
What is an exclamatory sentence?
Based on developmental milestones (Slide 22), children under 35 months use what type of sentences?
What is simple sentence?
The three optional elements of a clause are...
What is object, compliment, and adverbial?
"He has more experience than I do"
The italicized portion is an example of...
What is a comparative clause?
Includes elements of both compound sentences and complex sentences
What is a compound-complex sentence?
Sentence with the function of attaining information
What is an interrogative sentence?
In which Brown's stage do children predominantly produce single-word sentences?
What is Brown's stage I?
What type of clause and voice is "Jenny took the test" an example of?
What is independent clause, active voice?
"What I believe is not important"
The italicized portion is an example of...
What a is noun clause?
How many sentence types are there and what are they?
What is 4: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences?
Movement of the auxiliary to go in front of the subject is...
What is subject-auxiliary inversion?
In which Brown's stage do children predominantly produce two-element sentences?
What is Brown's stage II?