Sentences WINTER FINAL Flashcards
Simple
1 independent
A simple sentence is a sentence with only one independent clause.
He likes to ski
one subject one very one complete thought
compound
2 independent
A sentence with two independent clauses joinded by a fanboy or semicolen
FOR AND NOR BUT OR YET SO
I wanted to drive, but I didn’t have my license
complex
1 independent + dependent
Look for a subordinating conjunction
Although he bombed the test, he still had an A.
compound complex
2 independent + dependent
He drove to the school and he picked up a book, all while under the influence.
apositive
a sentence describing the noun
Frank, my plant, is dying slowly
periodic
A sentence with the main point at the end of the sentence. Like a fishing pole because you don’t know what u will reel in
As the winds blew faster, the ocean current increased, and the fish stopped swimming, the boat moved faster.
lose/cumulative
A sentence with the main idea at the start of the sentence. like the jelly fish.
The printer broke, it would make sound, and the ink would come smudged.