clauses and SVOCA

Question 1

what is a clause?

Answer 1

the part of the sentence that contains a verb

Question 2

what is a simple sentence?

Answer 2

a simple sentence is one that contains one clause, therefore one verb phrase.
can contain various other phrases but only one verb phrase

Question 3

what is a compound sentence?

Answer 3

a sentence that contains more than one clause joined by a co-coordinating conjunction.
these clauses could stand on their own as simple sentences
you can swap the clauses over the conjunction without changing the meaning

Question 4

what are the three coordinating conjunctions?

Answer 4

And, but, or

Question 5

what is a complex sentence?

Answer 5

one that contains a subordinate clause.
a subordinate clause is part of a sentence that contains a verb but cant stand on its own as a simple sentence
you cant swap the clauses over the conjunction without changing the meaning.

Question 6

what are the three subordinating conjunctions?

Answer 6

If, because, so

Question 7

what does fronting a subordinate clause do?

Answer 7

Foregrounds something

Question 8

what are other forms of complex sentences?

Answer 8

infinite clauses- start with an infwinitive verb, non-finite (so the action carries on).
participle clause- start with a participle verb and are also non-finite
adverbial clauses- look like an adverbial but contain a verb and often start with a preposition.
tell you about time

Question 9

what is SVOCA?

Answer 9

subject- the thing doing the action in a sentence
verb- the action in a sentence
object- the thing having the action performed to it in a sentence
complement- the thing the subject is being
adverbial- the job in a sentence done by adverbs or prepositional phrases.