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Two things every sentence must have in order to be a sentence.
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Two things every sentence must have in order to be a sentence. | Subject and verb. |
| The person or thing that you are talking about in a sentence is the | subject |
| The action that is being performed by the subject is called the | Verb |
| A group of words that has a subject and a verb and which expresses a complete thought is called | independent clause |
| A group of words which has a subject and verb but begins with a word like because, when, while, although, since, when etc. is called a | dependent clause |
| Words which show position such as above, below, across, beside, between, toward, to from, at, in, on, under, over, through etc. are called | prepositions |
| A prepositional phrase always starts with a | preposition |
| A prepositional phrase always ends with a | noun or pronoun |
| True or false? The subject and verb are always found in a prepositonal phrase. | False. The subject/verb are NEVER found in the prepositional phrase. |
| A simple sentence contains how many independent clauses? | One |
| A compound sentence contains how many independent clauses? | At least two. |
| A complex sentence contains one _____________ clause and at least one dependent clause. | independent clause |
| A compound-complex sentence contains how many independent clauses and how many dependent clauses? | At least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. |
| Two sentences joined together with a comma is a mistake called a | comma splice or comma fault |
| Two sentences joined by nothing is a mistake called a | fused sentence |
| A declarative sentence makes a _____________ | statement |
| A sentence that asks a question is called an ________________ sentence. | Interrogative |
| A sentence which gives an order is called | an imperative sentence |
| A sentence which contains unmistakable emotion is called an | exlamatory sentence |
| Every sentence begins with a ________ letter. | capital |
| Is the following sentence simmple, compound or complex? We ran to the garage. | Simple |
| Is the following sentence simple, compound or complex? We ran to the garage because we heard an explosion. | Complex |
| Is this sentence simple, compound or complex? We ran to the garage, for we heard an explosion. | Compound |
| The phrase "to the garage" is an example of a _________________ phrase. | prepositional |
| What are the "fanboys" words - words which can be used to join independent clauses? | for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. |
| When the dependent clause is first in a complex sentence, should it be followed by a comma? | Yes |
| When the independent clause comes first in a complex sentence, should it be followed by a comma? | No |
| Can a semi colon be used to join two independent clauses? | Yes |
| Is there a comma before the "fanboys" word in a compound sentence? | Yes |
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