Sentence Structure Review

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Another name for an independent clause is:

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simple sentence

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A group of words with a subject and predicate is called

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a clause

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A group of words with a subject and predicate that makes a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence is called

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an independent clause

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A group of words punctuated like a sentence but lacking a complete thought is called

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a fragment

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Two or more independent clauses joined incorrectly is called

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a run-on sentence

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Two independent clauses joined by a comma is called

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a comma splice

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A sentence with two or more independent clauses is

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compound

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A sentence with at least one dependent clause and one independent clause is

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complex

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A sentence with 2+ independent clauses and 1+ dependent clauses is

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compound-complex