Sentence

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sentence

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expresses a complete thought; example: My father travels around the country.

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in

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already inside

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into

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tell about the movement from the outside to the inside

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between

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for two

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among

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three or more

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different from

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to tell about differences

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of

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do not use in the place of have

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declarative

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sentence that makes a statement; uses a period; example: Janelle is painting a picture of an imaginary place.

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interrogative

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sentence that asks a questions; uses a ? mark; example: Who could ever create a more imaginative scene?

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imperative

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sentence gives a command; uses a period; example: Think about all the uses for artwork.

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exclamatory

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sentence expresses strong feeling; uses an ! point; example: Who could ever create a more imaginative scene!

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four kinds of sentences

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declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory

Question 13

Include a ____ and a predicate in every sentence.

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subject

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Use a ____ and a subject in every sentence.

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predicate

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subject

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whom or what the sentence is about; example: One PERSON described her experience.

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predicate

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tells something about the subject; example: One person DESCRIBED HER EXPERIENCE.

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complete subject

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all the words in a subject; example: MY TWO OLDER BROTHERS stared at me silently.

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simple subject

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is the main word or words in a subject; example: My two older BROTHERS stared at me silently.

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Sometimes the complete ____ and simple ____ are the same; example: XAVIER stared at me silently.

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subject

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complete predicate

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all the words in a predicate; example: Everyone in my house IS KEEPING A SECRET.

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simple predicate

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is the main word or words in a predicate; example: Everyone in my house IS KEEPING a secret.

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Sometimes the complete ____ and simple ___ are the same; example: Everyone SMILES.

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predicate

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compound subject

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two or more simple subjects with the same predicate; example: JON congratulated the actress. STACY congratulated the actress.

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compound predicate

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two or more predicates with the same subject; usually joined by AND or OR; example: We WILL FIND the card catelog or WILL ASK the librarian for help.

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compound sentence

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combines two or more simple sentences; can be joined by a comma and connecting words such as AND, OR, or BUT...or by a semi-colon; example: A crater can be formed by a bomb, or it can be formed by meteorite.

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conjunction

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joins a words or groups of words; can be AND, OR, or BUT; can be used to combine sentences; example: Janet lives in Austen, AND Elizabeth lives in New York.

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interjection

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a word or a group of words that expresses strong feeling; you can separate an interjection from the rest of a sentence with either an exclamation point or a comma, depending on the strength of the feeling; examples: Whew! That was close! Oh, no!

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fragment

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does not express a complete thought; example: Tells an interesting story.

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run-on sentence

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strings together two or more sentences without clearly separating them; example: This picture is his it is not yours.

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expanded

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adding details to sentences to make them more clear and more interesting

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phrase

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a group of words that work together; example: from the kitchen window

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clause

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a group of words that have a subject and a predicate; some stand alone; others cannot; example: Everyone should know about medical emergencies.

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independent clause

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expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a simple sentence

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dependent clause

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contains a subject and a predicate, but doesn't express a complete thought or stand alone; example: AFTER THEY LEARNED ABOUT TOXIC WASTE.

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complex sentence

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consist of one independent clause and at least one dependent clause

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subordinating conjuction

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AFTER, IF, SINCE, UNTIL, WHETHER, or WHEN connects the two clauses into one sentence; example: The senators left the capitol AFTER THE SESSION WAS ADJOURNED.

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indirect object

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is a noun or a pronoun that follows an action verb; example: The vet sent ME a reminder to bring my dogs in for their shots.

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appositive

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a noun that identifies or explains the noun or pronoun it follows; usually set off by commas; example: Robert Miller, the JUDGE, sentenced the criminal to prison.

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predicate nominative

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noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject; example: Susan B. Anthony was an early FEMINIST. (noun) / It was SHE who led the woman's suffrage movement to victory. (pronoun)

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compound predicate nominative

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Predicate nominatives sometimes contain more than one noun. These are called ____. example: Mahatma Ghandi was a Hindu religious LEADER and a social REFORMER in India.

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predicate adjective

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an adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies the subject of a sentence; example: A freshly baked pie is DELIGHTFUL to the eye and nose.

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compound predicate adjective

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Predicate adjectives sometimes contain more than one adjective. These are called ____. example: The job applicant seems HONEST and RELIABLE.

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direct object

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a noun or pronoun that follows an action verb; they tell or what receives the action; example: I inherited a pet DEER from the former residents of my house. (tells what) or The surgical team asked DR. HABIB to explain the procedure. (tells who)

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noun clause

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subordinate clause used as a noun; examples: WHAT YOU SAY is true.

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participle

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used as an adjective; it is a form of a verb used as an adjective to modify a noun or pronoun; example: The RUNNING water was moving dangerously fast.

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participial phrase

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contains a participle and acts as an adjective; examples: They arrested the man DRIVING THE CAR.

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gerund

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verb + ing used as a noun; example: SWIMMING is a good exercise.

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gerund phrase

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consist of a gerund and related words; example: SWIMMING IN THE LAKE is a good exercise.

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infinitive

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present tense of a verb preceded by the word TO; it may be used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb; example: TO EXERCISE is a healthful habit.

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dangling participle

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To correct a ____, place the participial closer to the word it modifies; example: (incorrect: PLAYING SOLITAIRE, at the table sat a bored young man. / correct: At the table sat a bored young man PLAYING SOLITAIRE.)

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split infinitive

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use an adverb to avoid these; example: (incorrect: I wanted to SLOWLY SEE the city. / correct: I wanted TO SEE the city SLOWLY.)

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modifier

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Place a ___ as close to the word it describes; example: (incorrect: The man looks like a spy WITH THE HAT. / correct: The man WITH THE HAT looks like a spy.)

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subordinate clause

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contains a subject and a predicate, but does not express a complete thought, and cannot stand alone; often begins with a subordinating conjunction, such as AFTER, ALTHOUGH, BECAUSE, BEFORE, IF, SINCE, WHEN, or WHILE; example: People became more sensitive to pollution problems AFTER THEY LEARNED ABOUT TOXIC WASTE.

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adjective clause

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modifies a noun or a pronoun; majority of these clauses are introduced by relative pronouns such as WHO, WHOSE, WHOM, WHICH, and THAT; example: She lost the ring THAT YOU GAVE HER.

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nonrestrictive clause

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is descriptive or explanatory and can be omitted without changing the essential meaning; example: My father, WHO WAS COACHING THE BASEBALL TEAM, met us at the ballpark.

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adverb clause

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is a subordinate clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb