Sentence Types
A group of words that expresses a complete thought
What is a Sentence?
Includes all the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about
What is a Complete Subject?
Joins words or groups of words, and adds information; but shows contrast; or gives a choice
What is a Conjunction?
A group of words with a subject and a verb
What is a Clause?
Results when two main or independent clauses are joined without correct punctuation or a correct coordinating conjunction
What is a Run-On Sentence?
A group of words that does not express a complete thought
What is a Fragment?
A compound thought needs both
What is a Subject and a Predicate?
The main word or words in a complete subject
What is a Simple Subject?
Forms a complete thought and can be a sentence
What is a Independent Clause?
The use of a comma in a run-on sentence that has two main clauses
What is a Comma Splice?
Includes all the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about
What is a Complete Subject?
Has all the words that tell what the subject does or is
What is a Complete Predicate?
Two or more subjects with the same predicate
What is a Compound Subject?
Not a complete thought and cannot stand as a sentence
What is a Dependent Clause?
You can fix a run-on sentence with
What are Semicolons, Commas,and Periods with a capital letter?
A statement Ex. Nick is a skate boarder. (./!)
What is a Declarative Sentence?
The main word or words in the complete predicate
What is a Simple Predicate?
Two or more predicates with the same subject
What is a Compound Predicate?
Connects a dependent and independent clause
What is a Subordinating Conjunction?
To correct a comma splice you have to
What is replacing the comma with a Period to create 2 Sentences?
Gives a command Ex. Always wear a helmet when skateboarding
What is a Imperative Sentence?
Two simple sentences that have been combined with a comma and a conjunction
What is a Compound Sentence?
Combine subjects and predicates using
What is Either/Or/Neither/Nor?
An independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
What is a Complex Sentence?
Change the run-on sentence to a
What is a compound sentence connected by a comma and a coordinating conjunction?