Grammar and Style Flashcards
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A complete sentence must have what
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A subject and a verb
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An incomplete sentence is also known as…
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A sentence fragment
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What is the difference between a clause and a phrase
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A clause has a subject and a verb phrase doesn’t.
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An example of a clause
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Until I turn 16. Subject is “I”. “turn” is a verb
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Example of a phrase
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My big fat mouth. There is no verb here.
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What is an active voice versus a passive voice
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A passive voice hides the doer of the action for example “the ball was hit”. An active voice does not hide the doer of the action for example, “julia hit the ball”
