Clauses: Building and Refining Compound and Complex Sentences Vocabulary Flashcards
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Complex Sentence
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A complete thought that joins an independent clause to one or more dependent clauses
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Compound Sentence
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A complete thought that uses a coordinating conjunction to join two independent clauses
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Compound-Complex Sentence
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A complete thought that combines two independent clauses with one or more dependent clauses
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Conjunctive Adverb
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A word used to indicate a connection between two independent clauses in one sentence
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Coordinating Conjunction
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A word used to join ideas of equal importance
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Dependent Clause
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A group of words that includes a noun and a verb but cannot stand alone as a sentence
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Independent Clause
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A group of words that includes a noun and a verb and can stand alone as a sentence
