A group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
What is a SENTENCE?
100
An incomplete thought that may not have either a verb or a subject.
What is a FRAGMENT?
100
"Top to bottom", "Right to left", and "Inside to outside" are examples of this.
What is SPACE ORDER?
100
A group of related sentences about a single topic. It has one, and only one, idea.
What is a PARAGRAPH?
100
This expresses a complete thought and can stand alone.
What is an INDEPENDENT CLAUSE?
200
The most important sentence in a paragraph; It tells the reader what the paragraph is about and has a controlling idea.
What is a TOPIC SENTENCE?
200
The attempt to join two independent clauses with a comma, but without a coordinator.
What is a COMMA SPLICE?
200
Describes nouns and pronouns.
What is an ADJECTIVE?
200
Introduction, Body, and Conclusion
What are the 3 PARTS OF AN ESSAY?
200
Contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
What is a COMPOUND SENTENCE?
300
The middle sentences in a paragraph that give examples or other details about the topic.
What are SUPPORTING SENTENCES?
300
Two or more independent clauses ran together with no punctuation, comma, or coordinator.
What is a RUN-ON?
300
This links nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other words in a sentence.
What is a PREPOSITION/ PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE?
300
A very specific argument that guides your paper and summarizes what you have to say about that topic. It is found in the introduction paragraph of an essay.
What is a THESIS STATEMENT?
300
An independent clause that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought.
What is a SIMPLE SENTENCE?
400
The last sentence in a paragraph that often repeats the topic sentence in different words or summarizes the main points.
What is a CONCLUDING SENTENCE?
400
What kind of Sentence Error is this?
Jane is tall she is also very thin.
What is a RUN-ON?
400
A dependent clause that begins with "who", "which", and "that" and gives more information about nouns.
What is an ADJECTIVE CLAUSE?
400
A general plan of material that is to be presented in an essay. It shows the order of details about the topic.
What is an OUTLINE?
400
This does not have a complete thought and cannot stand alone.
What is a DEPENDENT CLAUSE?
500
This tells the topic of the paragraph in a few words, is not a complete sentence, and may be just one word.
What is a TITLE?
500
What type of sentence error is this?
Went to the store.
What is a FRAGMENT?
500
Characteristics or details about a noun (person, place, thing, or idea).