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Grammar Grab-bag
Formula Frenzy
100
-I think you smell bad.-
Independent
100
Please be careful when you run -up the stairs.-
Adverb Prepositional
100
How many and what type of clauses are in a simple sentence?
1 independent clause
100
Why can't subordinate clauses stand on their own?
They contain subordinating conjunctions or relative pns/advs, which suggest more information.
100
What is the formula for an independent clause?
S + V = Complete thought
200
Sam likes vegetables well enough, -but Craig will fight you if you touch his asparagus.-
Independent (coordinated)
200
-A hairy, long-legged tarantula-, Mandy was my best friend.
Appositive phrase
200
How many and what type of clauses are in a complex sentence?
1 independent clause 1 dependent clause
200
What are the eight coordinating conjunctions?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, ;
200
What is the formula for a subordinate (dependent clause)?
Subordinating conjunction + S + V = incomplete thought
300
-Because you took my classic Barbie dolls-, I will be forced to break your fingers.
subordinate (dependent)
300
That guy -wearing the chicken costume- is my cousin.
participle phrase
300
How many and what type of clauses are in a compound sentence?
2 independent clauses
300
What are the four requirements for a complete sentence in English?
subject verb complete thought punctuation
300
What is the formula for a relative clause?
relative PN or ADV + S + V = incomplete thought or relative PN as Subject + V = incomplete thought for relative adjective clauses only.
400
The children -who play in the street- must be bored with life.
relative adjective clause
400
Terry and her friends went to the mall -to flirt with the cute boys who congregate at the food court.-
Infintive phrase
400
how many and what type of clauses are in a compound-complex sentence?
2 independent clauses 1 subordinate clause
400
why are commas not needed if a sentence contains a subordinating conjunction or relative adverb/pronoun between clauses?
they act as the logical transition between the information
400
What are the two formulas for a complex sentence?
IC + DC or DC + , + IC
500
Billy's mistake was -that he put his fingers in the monkey's cage.-
Noun clause
500
-Buttering toast with a fork- is harder to do than you might imagine.
Gerund phrase
500
What is the structure of the following sentence? "I certainly enjoyed the full cat opera last night which continued outside my window for hours."
Complex 1 independent clause 1 relative adjective clause
500
What are the eight parts of speech and their functions?
N= person, place, thing, or idea V= action PN= replaces a noun ADJ= describes a noun ADV= describes a verb Conjunction= transition Preposition=relationships Interjection=interrupting information/emotional expression
500
Give a possible formula for a compound-complex sentence
IC + , + CC + IC + DC or IC + DC + , + IC or DC + , + IC + , + CC + IC