Phrases, Clauses, and Sentences

Question 1

Clause

Answer 1

A group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate.

Question 2

Independent Clause/ Main Clause

Answer 2

A group of words that stands alone- a complete thought.

Question 3

Dependent Clause/ Subordiante Clause

Answer 3

A group of words that conains a subject and a predicate but makes the reader ask “then what?” It usually begins with a subordinating conjunction.

Question 4

Conjunctions

Answer 4

A part of speech that joins words, phrases, and clauses.

Question 5

Coordinating Conjunctions

Answer 5

Show equality between two independent clauses (and, or, but, nor, so, for, and yet).

Question 6

Adverbial Conjunctions

Answer 6

Also known as conjunctive adverbs, sometimes used with a semi colon; may start, interrupt, or join thoughts (however, moreover, nevertheless, therefore).

Question 7

Subordinating Conjunctions

Answer 7

Subordinate or make a clause dependent (since, because, unless). If a subordinating conjunction starts a sentence, a comma follows the dependent clause. There is no comma if the subordinate clause ends a sentence.

Question 8

Simple Sentence

Answer 8

IC

Question 9

Compound Sentence

Answer 9

IC +IC

Question 10

Complex Sentence

Answer 10

DC + IC

Question 11

Compound-Complex Sentence

Answer 11

IC + IC + DC

Question 12

Phrase

Answer 12

A group of words that is missing either a subject or predicate.