Grammer Test Flashcards

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sentence fragment

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is a group of words that looks like a sentence but that does not contain both a subject and a verb or does not express a complete thought

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Sentence

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Word or word group that contains a subject and verb that expresses complete though

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subject

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tells whom or what the sentence is about

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predicate

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of a sentence tells something about the subject

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simple subject

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is the main word or word group that tells whom or what the sentence is about

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complete subject

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consists of all the words that tell whom or what a sentence is about

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simple predicate(verb)

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is the main word or word group that tells something about the subject

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complete predicate

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consists of a verb and all the words that modify the verb and complete its meaning

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verb phrase

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verbs that include one or more helping verbs

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compound subject

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consists of two or more subjects that are joined by a conjunction and that have the same verb

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compound verb

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consists of two or more verbs that are joined by a conjunction and that have the same subject

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declarative sentence

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makes a statement and ends with a period

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imperative sentence

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gives a command or makes a request. Most imperative sentences end with a period.

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interrogative sentence

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asls a question and ends with a question mark

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exclamatory sentence

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show excitement or expresses strong feelings and ends with an exclamation point

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