English Sentences

Question 1

Simple

Answer 1

One subject and one predicate

He moved

He: subject

Moved: predicate

Question 2

Compound

Answer 2

Two or more simple sentences joined

He moved and sat down

Question 3

Complex

Answer 3

Main clause and subordinate clause

Question 4

Clause

Answer 4

Part of the sentence that contains the subject and verb

Question 5

Independant clause

Answer 5

Stand alone as a sentence

I have been working out, and looking much healthier

Question 6

Dependent clause

Answer 6

Can’t stand alone as sentence

Since I’ve been working out , I’ve been feeling much healthier

Question 7

Subordinate clause

Answer 7

Another name for dependent clause

Question 8

Relative clause

Answer 8

Dependent clauses that begin with (of which, which , who , whomevetr, whose )

Question 9

Phrase

Answer 9

One or more words that contain a thought but no subject or predicate

Question 10

Pronouns

Answer 10

I, she etc

Question 11

Subjective pronoun

Answer 11

The subject of the sentence

We studied

Question 12

Possessive pronouns

Answer 12

Pronoun shows possession

Question 13

Comma splice

Answer 13

Consists of 2 independent clauses

Joined by ; or a conjunction and comma

Question 14

Run on sentence

Answer 14

Independent clauses not joined by Commas

Question 15

Sentence fragment

Answer 15

Writing mistakes that lack a subject etc-

Since when.

Question 16

Parallelism

Answer 16

When two or more ideas are connected

Not parallel: tony stayed in shape by eating and exercising daily

Parallel: tony stayed in shape by eating and by exercising daily

Question 17

Homonyms

Answer 17

Words that sound alike but not similar meaning

Question 18

Spelling rules

Answer 18

I before e except after c

Siege

2: leave the word when a prefix is added
Submarine

3: drop the final e from a word when a suffix with a vowel is added

Desirable not desireable

4:leave the word when adding a suffix to a word that ends in a consonant followed by y

Happiness not happyness

5: double the final consonant in one syllable words when adding ing, Ed or er to words that end in a single vowel followed by a consonant

Tapped not taped

Question 19

Idioms

Answer 19

Expressions with special meanings

“Rock the boat”

Question 20

Semicolon

Answer 20

Used to connect main clauses by a conjunction

The puck was dropped; the hockey game began

Question 21

The colon

Answer 21

Introduce lists

Here is what I need: a car, boat, yacht and tiara.