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
