Chapter 1 English Flashcards

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Interrogative

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States a question that ends in a question mark

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Declarative

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Makes a statement that ends in a period

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Imperative

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A statement that gives a command and ends in a period

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Exclamatory

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Shows strong feeling and ands in a exclamation point

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Simple Suject

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The a main word or words in the compete subject

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Complete Subject

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All the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about

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Simple Predicate

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Is the main word or words in the complete predicate and is always a verb

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Complete Predicate

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All the words that tell what the subject is or does make up the complete predicate

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Clause

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A group of words that has both a subject and a predicate working together

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Independent Clause

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contains a subject and a verb

it has a complete thought

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Dependent Clause

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Contains a subject and a verb, but since it does not have a complete thought , it cannot stand alone as a sentance

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Compound Subject

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Has two or more simple subjects that share the same predicate

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Simple Sentance

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Has a subject and a sentence and a predicate and expresses a complete thought. It it a independent clause

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Compound Sentance

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contains two or more simple sentences joined by a comma and coordinating conjunction

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Complex Sentance

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A sentence that has an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

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Coordinating Conjunction

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Words that join words together

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Subordinating Conjuction

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Introductory words that make a clause dependent

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Preposition

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A word that shows the relationship between its noun or pronoun object and another word in the sentence

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Prepositional Phrase

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Begins with a preposition ends with the object of the preposition and includes all the words between them

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Object of the preposition

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Is the noun or pronoun that usually follows the preposition in a sentence