Simple Sentences

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Simple Sentence

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A sentence that has one independent clause.

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Independent Clause

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A group of words that has a subject and a verb and makes a complete statement.

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Subject

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The person, place, thing, quality, or idea that the sentence is about.

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Verb

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The action or state of being of the subject of the sentence.

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Compound Subject

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Two or more subjects that are joined by a comma or conjunction (and).

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Compound Verb

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Two or more verbs that are joined by a comma or conjunction (and).

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Linking Verb

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Words that join a noun to an adjective; they are not action verbs. They include am, is, are, was, etc. They are state of being verbs.

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Helping Verb

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Verbs that work with the main verb to make a complete verb.

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Imposters

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Words that look like a subject or verb but aren’t.

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Infinitive

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To + a verb.