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PENS and Mark
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What is a simple sentence?
A simple sentence is a sentence with one independent clause.
100
What is a compound sentence?
A compound sentence is a sentence with two independent clauses.
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What is a complex sentence?
A complex sentence is a sentence with one dependent clause and one independent clause.
100
What is a independent clause?
An independent clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb that can stand alone.
100
What are the steps of PENS?
Pick a formula, Explore the words, Note the words, Search and check
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What are the four simple sentence formulas?
SV, SSV, SVV, SSVV
200
What are the two compound sentence formulas?
I,cI and I;I
200
What are the two formulas for a complex sentence?
ID and D,I
200
What is a subject? A verb?
A subject is who or what the sentence is about. A verb is an action or state of being word.
200
What are the steps of MARK?
Mark out imposters Ask is there a verb? Root out the subject Key into the beginning, middle, and end
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What is the formula for this sentence? Talan and Asherri caught five fish for dinner.
SSV
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What is this sentence's formula? (no punctuation) Johnathan loves his dog but he has to discipline him sometimes.
I,cI
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What is the formula for this sentence? (no punctuation) Whenever Kevin swims a race he always wins.
D,I
300
What is an infinitive?
An infinitive is the word to with an action word.
300
What does Note the Words mean?
To write the sentence down
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What are the subject and verb in the following sentence? Aaliytha raced home to get her science binder.
Subject: Aaliytha Verb: raced
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What are the two independent clauses in this compound sentence? Harley wants to play outside, so she finished her chores early.
Clause 1: Harley wants to play outside Clause 2: She finished her chores early
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What are the two clauses in this sentence? Asherri followed the crowd until they got to the stage.
Independent: Asherri followed the crowd Dependent: until they got to the stage
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What is a coordinating conjunction?
A coordinating conjunction is a word that connects two independent clauses.
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What are we checking for when we Key into the beginning, middle and end?
Capital letter, endmark, makes sense
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What are the subjects and verbs in this SSVV sentence? Several boys and girls wanted passes and needed them now.
Subjects: boys and girls Verbs: wanted and needed
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What are the infinitive and prepositional phrase in this compound sentence? Ariel loves to help her friends, so she works in the library.
Infinitive: to help Prepositional Phrase: in the library
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Why is this not a complex sentence? I am going home after the game.
after the game does not have a verb
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What is a subordinating conjunction?
A subordinating conjunction is a word or phrase that shows the relationship between the independent clause and the dependent clause.
500
What's the matter with this sentence? the tiny monkey were swinging through the trees and he catches the branch (5)
Capital were should be was comma before and catches should be caught period