English (sentence structure) Flashcards
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Simple Sentence
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A sentence that has just one idependent clause.
2
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Phrase
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A group of words that has a subject OR verb, but not both.
3
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Clause
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A group of words that had BOTH a subject AND a verb, and can be independent or dependent.
4
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Compound Sentence
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A sentence that contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction or a semicolon
5
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Complex Sentence
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A sentence that contains a dependent clause and an independent clause.
6
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Compound-Complex Sentence
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A sentence that contains at least one dependent clause and at least 2 idependent clauses
