Phrases, Clauses, And Sentences Flashcards
A group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate
Clause
A group of words that stands alone- a complete thought
Independent clause/ main clause
A group of words that contains a subject and a predicate, usually begins with a subordinating conjunction
Dependent clause/ subordinate clause
A part of speech that nouns words, phrases, and clauses
Conjunctions
Show equality between 2 independent clauses
Coordinating
May star, interrupt, or join thoughts
Adverbial
Subordinate or make a clause dependent
Subordinating conjunction
IC
She is nice
Simple sentence
IC+IC
She is nice, and she eats lunch with me
Compound sentence
DC+IC
Since she is so nice, John decided to date her
Complex sentence
IC+IC+DC
Gina knew she that she would have to wait, but she didn’t mind
Compound-complex sentence
A group of words that is missing either a subject or predicate
Phrase
