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7 coordination conjunctions

A
for
and
nor
but
or
yet
so
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2
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7 subordinate conjunctions

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when
whenever
where
since
that
after
because
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3
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7 conjunctive adverbs

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first
second
third
next
finally
then
thus
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4
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what makes a sentence passive

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be verb + part parciple

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5
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be verbs

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am is was were been being be are

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antecedent

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a noun that a pronoun proceeds

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7
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4 modal auxilliary words

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would could should can

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8
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2 parts of a topic sentence

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topic and controlling idea

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9
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2 types of sentences to use for thesis/topic

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simple and complex

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10
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simple sentence

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independent clause

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compound sentence

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2 independent clauses

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complex sentence

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independent clause and at least 1 dependent clause

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13
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compound complex

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2 independent clauses and at least 1 dependent clause

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14
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2 parts of a thesis statement

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universal topic and position

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15
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when is it acceptable to use a compound sentence

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when adding punctuation/semicolon/comma+coordinative conjunction/ transition word+semicolon to combine independent clauses

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16
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dangling modifiers

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word or phrase that modifies a word not clearly stated in the sentence

17
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misplaced modifier

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a word or phrase that modifies a word that was placed in a different part of the sentence