AO1 Flashcards
simple sentence
one main clause which stands on it’s own
compound sentence
two main clauses joined together by a coordinating conjunction
complex sentence
one main clause and at least one subordinate clause joined together by a subordinating conjunction
compound-complex sentence
combination of compound and complex, just as one sentence
minor
a phrase which has only one constituent
e.g: one verb on its own
declarative
a statement
imperative
an order
interrogative
a question
exclamatory
shouting, expressing emotion
clause
a phrase with a subject and a verb
main clause
can stand on its own
subordinate clause
it is dependant on another clause in order to make sense
cant stand on it’s own
subject
the performer of the action within a sentence
direct object
directly affected by the verb
indirect object
indirectly affected by the verb