All Things Sentences

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What is a subject in a sentence?

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The noun or pronoun doing the action in a sentence.

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What is a predicate in a sentence?

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It is the action or state of being of the subject.

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What is an independent clause?

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A clause that has a subject and a predicate and can stand alone.

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What is another name for an independent clause?

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Simple sentence.

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What is a compound sentence?

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A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

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What is a conjunction?

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A word that connects clauses or sentences (e.g., and, but, or).

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What is a dependent clause?

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A clause that has a subject and a predicate but cannot stand alone.

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What is a simple sentence?

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A sentence that contains one independent clause.

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What is a fragment?

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A group of words that does not express a complete thought.

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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.