Complete Sentence
Must have a subject and a predicate.
Compound subject
A sentence has a compound subject when two or more subjects are joined by a conjunction and share the same predicate.
EX- Kate likes rainbows. Sarah likes rainbows.
Kate and Sarah like rainbows.
Compound Predicate
A sentence has a compound predicate when two or more predicates are joined by a conjunction and share the same subject.
EX - The girls like rainbows. The girls like clouds.
The girls like rainbows and clouds.
Helping verbs
Helps the main verb in a sentence by adding more details.
Independent clause
Has a subject and predicate pair.
Ex- The cute puppy walked alone.
Subordinate /dependent
Has a subject and predicate pair plus a subordinating pair.
EX- Whenever the cute puppy walked alone….
SWABI
These are subordinating conjunctions.
- Since, When, Although, Because, If
Simple
1 independent
Compound
2 +independent
Complex
1 independent/ 1 subordinate
NO FANBOYS
Will have a SWABI
Compound Complex
2 +independent/1 subordinate
FANBOYS
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So.
Three ways to fix a run-on sentence
Semi-colon, Separate, Fanboys.
Simple sentence error
No fragments
Compound sentence error
Avoid run-ons.
Complex- sentence error
If you flip it, put a comma.
Compound- Complex sentence error
Count the clauses.
Adjective
Describes nouns and pronouns.
What kind, which one, how many, how much?
Adverbs
Adverbs describe verbs and intensify
When, where, how
Prepositional Phrases
2+ words, start with a preposition, end with a noun.
