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Potpourri
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A group of words that contains a verb and its subject
What is a clause
100
what FANBOYS stands for
What is For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
100
Begins with a special introductory word and is not a complete thought
What is a dependent clause
100
the minimum number of clauses in a compound-complex sentence
What is three
100
the purpose of the acronym HOT SHOT CAT
What is to remember common adverbial conjunctions
200
Verbs that you can't ask "Can I" to
What are "to be" verbs
200
what coordination conjunctions are used for in a compound sentence
What is to join two independent clauses
200
the first clue that the sentence contains a dependent clause
What is a dependent clause introductory word
200
Introduce noun clauses
What are noun clause introductory words
200
Introduce adjective clauses
What are relative pronouns
300
A word that shows action
What are verbs
300
the number of ways independent clauses can be joined in a compound sentence
What is three
300
the two names for one complete thought
What is an independent clause or a simple sentence
300
the number of dependent clauses in a compound-complex sentence
What is one or more
300
Introduce adverb clauses
What are subordinating conjunctions
400
what cannot be in a simple sentence
What is a dependent clause
400
the most common way to combine two independent clauses
What is a comma and a coordinating conjunction
400
another word for "Subordinate"
What is "dependent"
400
the number of independent clauses in a compound-complex sentence
What is two or more
400
am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, look, smell, taste, sound, feel, appear, grow, stay, remain, become (or any possible synonyms)
What are linking verbs
500
list the "to be" verbs
What are: am, were, is, are, was, be, being, been
500
the three ways to join independent clauses in a compound sentence
What are: 1. comma and coordinating conjunction 2. semicolon 3. semicolon, adverbial conjunction, and a comma
500
the three groups of dependent clause introductory words
What are subordinating conjunctions, relative pronouns, and noun clause introductory words
500
example of a coordination conjunction
What is and
500
subjects, direct objects, appositives, nouns of direct address, and objects of the preposition
What are noun clause functions