1st Periodic Test Flashcards
Grade 9
Group of words with incomplete thoughts.
Fragment
Group of words with complete thoughts.
Sentence
doer of the action
Subject
says something about the subject and always contains a verb
Predicate
Stating information
Declarative
Ends with “ . “
Declarative
Asks a question
Interrogative
Makes a request
Imperative
Can you get that for me?
Imperative
May I go to the restroom?
Interrogative
Conveys a strong emotion
Exclamatory
Ends with “ ! “
Exclamatory
consists of one independent clause.
Simple sentence
consists of two or more independent clauses that are joined by a coordinating conjunction
Compound sentence
connects words, phrases, and clauses that are equal with each other.
Coordinating Conjunction
What are the Coordinating Conjunctions?
For, And Nor, But, Or Yet, SO
School starts tomorrow
Simple Sentence
She studied hard, so she got a high score
Compound sentence
consists of an independent clause + one or more dependent clauses and usually contains subordinating conjunctions and relative pronoun
Complex sentence
links an independent clause to a dependent clause
Subordinating conjunctions