English Sentences Flashcards
Simple
One subject and one predicate
He moved
He: subject
Moved: predicate
Compound
Two or more simple sentences joined
He moved and sat down
Complex
Main clause and subordinate clause
Clause
Part of the sentence that contains the subject and verb
Independant clause
Stand alone as a sentence
I have been working out, and looking much healthier
Dependent clause
Can’t stand alone as sentence
Since I’ve been working out , I’ve been feeling much healthier
Subordinate clause
Another name for dependent clause
Relative clause
Dependent clauses that begin with (of which, which , who , whomevetr, whose )
Phrase
One or more words that contain a thought but no subject or predicate
Pronouns
I, she etc
Subjective pronoun
The subject of the sentence
We studied
Possessive pronouns
Pronoun shows possession
Comma splice
Consists of 2 independent clauses
Joined by ; or a conjunction and comma
Run on sentence
Independent clauses not joined by Commas
Sentence fragment
Writing mistakes that lack a subject etc-
Since when.
Parallelism
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
Homonyms
Words that sound alike but not similar meaning
Spelling rules
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
Idioms
Expressions with special meanings
“Rock the boat”
Semicolon
Used to connect main clauses by a conjunction
The puck was dropped; the hockey game began
The colon
Introduce lists
Here is what I need: a car, boat, yacht and tiara.