Sentence Structure Flashcards
a group of words that contains a subject and at least one action word (verb)
sentence
_________ is what or whom the sentence Luis about
subject
________ ________: none of these has a clear, stated subject. Talking to YOU.
implied subject
a sentence part that lacks a a subjects and a verb.
phrase
The words in , to, at, and with are called prepositions, so phrases that use these words are called
prepositional phase
a phrase that contains a participle is a verb form, contains a participle but not a subject
participial phrase
a sentence part that contains a subject and a verb
clause
can stand on its own as a sentence , has a subject and a verb
independent clause
one that depends on other words to be added to it to make sense CANNOT STAND ALONE
dependent clause
a dependent clause that modifies a verb is called an
adverbial clause
A dependent clause that modifies a noun or pronoun is called an
adjectival clause
A clause that function as a noun is called , it can be the subject of the sentence or it can receive the action of the verb
noun clause
A sentence that contains two equal independent clauses , each with its own subject and verb but there are no conjunctions nor punctuations
run on sentence
Four ways to correct a run on sentence
- put a period between the two independent clauses
- semicolon
- add coordinating conjunctions
- add subordinating conjunctions
a word that names a person, a place, or a thing
noun
a type of word that replaces a noun
Pronoun
Type of pronoun: a pronoun that is the subject of a verb or if it follows a form of the verb to be
nominative case
Type of pronoun: a pronoun must be in the receiving end of the action of a verb
objective case
Type of pronoun: a pronoun used to indicate ownership
possessive case
Important points about verbs
the verb must agree in number with is subject
the verb must in the correct tense
verbs can be regular and irregular in the way they form different tenses
