Definitions
A group of words that make sense by itself.
An independent clause.
A simple sentence.
A complete basic sentence with one subject and one verb.
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The police officer put the sirens on.
A noun.
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( SV, SSV, SVV, SSVV, I,cI, I;I, ID, DI, )
The old man walked slowly down the street.
SV:
S- man V- walked
Identify the type of sentence below: I,cI, I;I, ID, DI,
You have to study for the test, or you will get a failing grade.
I,cI
You have to study for the test, or you will get a failing grade.
A compound subject.
Has two subjects and two verbs in a sentence.
A compound verb.
Has more than one verb in a sentence.
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The girl was swimming in the water.
A verb.
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( SV, SSV, SVV, SSVV, I,cI, I;I, ID, DI, )
The happy man and woman were married last friday.
SSV:
S- man S- woman V- married
Identify the type of sentence below: I,cI, I;I, ID, DI,
My parents went out of town; I babysat my sister.
I;I
My parents went out of town; I babysat my sister.
Complex sentence
Has an independent clause and a dependent clause.
A written symbol that is used to join two clauses.
A comma. ,
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He talked loudly on the phone.
An adverb.
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( SV, SSV, SVV, SSVV, I,cI, I;I, ID, DI, )
Anthony and Alberto threw the ball and caught it.
SSVV
S- Anthony S- Alberto V- threw V- caught
Identify the type of sentence below: I,cI, I;I, ID, DI,
Since each galaxy is a huge collection of stars, the total number of stars is mind-boggling.
DI
Dependent clause: Since each galaxy is a huge collection of stars,
(we don't understand this by itself)
Independent clause: the total number of stars is mind-boggling.
(We understand this by itself)
Shows how the subject is feeling or doing.
State of Being
A special acronym that can be used in a compound sentence.
FANBOYS
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The handsome football players and gorgeous cheerleaders are ready for tonight's game.
Adjectives
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( SV, SSV, SVV, SSVV, I,cI, I;I, ID, DI, )
The horse jumped and ran away.
SVV:
S- horse V- jumped V- ran
Identify the type of sentence below: I,cI, I;I, ID, DI,
The earth revolves around the sun in one year, but it takes two hundred million years for the sun's revolution around the galaxy.
ID
Independent clause: The earth revolves around the sun in one year
Dependent clause: but it takes two hundred million years for the sun's revolution around the galaxy.
A type of conjunction that introduces a clause. (although, after, before, because, if, since, unless, while.)
A subordinating conjunction.
A written symbol when two independent clauses are connected without a conjunction.
A semicolon. ;
Identify the following:
is, am, are, be, been, become, seem, there, was...
Linking verbs
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Identify the type of sentence below: I,cI, I;I, ID, DI,
Because I won the election, I am now the class president.
DI
Dependent clause: Because I won the election,
Independent clause: I am now the class president.