insanity Flashcards
simple subject
is a main noun or pronoun that name the subject of the sentence
complete subject
includes all the words that tell whom or what sentence is about.
simple predicate
is the verb that tells exactly what the subject does or is
compound subject
is two or more subjects that that share the same verb
compound predicate
contains two or more predicates that have the same subject
simple sentence
expresses one complete thought
compound sentence
contains two simple sentences joined by a comma and a conjunction
conjunction
joins words or groups of words. the words and, but, and or are conjunctions
run-on sentence
joins two or more sentences without the proper conjunctions and punctuation
subordinating conjunctions
tell where,when,why or how. some common subordinating conjunctions are after,although, as, before, if, since, so that, until, when, and while.
complex sentence
is a sentence that contains two related clauses joined by a conjunction other than and, but, or or
apositive
tell more about the nouns they follow. use commas within a sentence to set of many apositives
noun
names a person, place, or thing, event, or idea
verb
show what the subject does or is
object of prepositional phrase
is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition