All Things Sentences

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What is a complex sentence?

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A sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

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What is an independent clause?

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A group of words that can stand alone as a sentence; it has a subject and a verb.

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What is a dependent clause?

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A group of words that cannot stand alone as a sentence; it has a subject and a verb but begins with a subordinating conjunction.

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What are subordinating conjunctions?

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Words that connect an independent clause with a dependent clause, such as 'because', 'although', 'since', and 'when'.

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What is a simple sentence?

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A sentence that contains only one independent clause and no dependent clauses.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

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What is an exclamatory sentence?

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A sentence that shows strong emotion and ends with an exclamation point.

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The noun or pronoun that performs the action of the verb.

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What is a predicate in a sentence?

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The part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or is; it includes the verb and any objects or modifiers.

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What is a run-on sentence?

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A sentence that incorrectly combines two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions.