Sentences Flashcards

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What do simple sentences have

A

subject and verb

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what do a subject and a verb make?

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a complete thought

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Independent clauses stand on their own true or false

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true

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Whats a compound sentence

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two independent clauses combined by a coordinating conjunction

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What are the FANBOYS

A

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

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Whats a complex sentence

A

INdependent and dependant clause with a subordinating conjunction

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A dependant clasue can stand alone in a sentence true or false

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Falso

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What is a subordinating conjunction

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a word or phrase that links a dependant and independent clause together

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some examples of subordinating conjunctions

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As, although, after, if, since, because, while, until, whereas, unless(these do a better job at describing relationships)

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10
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Can dependant clauses go first in a sentence?

A

yes just put a comma afer it

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what type of conjunction are FANBOYS

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coordinating

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Whats an example of a compound sentence

A

I swim but I do not run.

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Examples of independent clauses

A

I swim. or
I looked for you at the station.

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Example of a complex sentence

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After, we left on the bus, James realized he had forgotten his gloves.

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