Chapter 1 English Flashcards
Interrogative
States a question that ends in a question mark
Declarative
Makes a statement that ends in a period
Imperative
A statement that gives a command and ends in a period
Exclamatory
Shows strong feeling and ands in a exclamation point
Simple Suject
The a main word or words in the compete subject
Complete Subject
All the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about
Simple Predicate
Is the main word or words in the complete predicate and is always a verb
Complete Predicate
All the words that tell what the subject is or does make up the complete predicate
Clause
A group of words that has both a subject and a predicate working together
Independent Clause
contains a subject and a verb
it has a complete thought
Dependent Clause
Contains a subject and a verb, but since it does not have a complete thought , it cannot stand alone as a sentance
Compound Subject
Has two or more simple subjects that share the same predicate
Simple Sentance
Has a subject and a sentence and a predicate and expresses a complete thought. It it a independent clause
Compound Sentance
contains two or more simple sentences joined by a comma and coordinating conjunction
Complex Sentance
A sentence that has an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
Coordinating Conjunction
Words that join words together
Subordinating Conjuction
Introductory words that make a clause dependent
Preposition
A word that shows the relationship between its noun or pronoun object and another word in the sentence
Prepositional Phrase
Begins with a preposition ends with the object of the preposition and includes all the words between them
Object of the preposition
Is the noun or pronoun that usually follows the preposition in a sentence
