Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences

Question 1

Clause

Answer 1

Group of words containing a subject and a predicate

Question 2

Independent Clause

Answer 2

Group of words that stand alone (complete thought)

Question 3

Dependent Clause

Answer 3

Group of words containing a subject and predicate, and normally start with a subordinating conjunction (incomplete)

Question 4

Conjunctions

Answer 4

Part of speech that join words, phrases, and clauses (coordinating, adverbial, subordinating)

Question 5

Phrase

Answer 5

Group of words missing a subject or a predicate

Question 6

Coordinating Conjunction

Answer 6

Used after a comma when joining 2 independent clauses (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)

Question 7

Adverbial Conjunction

Answer 7

Work like coordinating conjunctions, and may start, interrupt, or join thoughts (however, moreover, therefore, nevertheless, notwithstanding)

Question 8

Subordinating Conjunction

Answer 8

Make a clause dependent, need comma if it starts sentence (because, since, while, so that, as though, just as, when)

Question 9

Sentence Types

Answer 9

Simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex

Question 10

Simple Sentence

Answer 10

Independent Clause

Question 11

Compound Sentence

Answer 11

Independent clause + independent clause (, + conjunction or semicolon inbetween both ICs

Question 12

Complex Sentence

Answer 12

Dependent clause + independent clause (can be flipped)

Question 13

Compound-Complex Sentence

Answer 13

Independent Clause + Independent Clause + Dependent Clause (any order)