Subject
who/or what a sentence is about (noun doing the action)
Predicate
telling about the subject (action the subject is doing)
Compound Subject
a sentence has a compound subject when two or more subjects are joined by a conjunction (and, or, but) and share the same predicate
Compound Predicate
a sentence has a compound predicate when two or more predicates are joined by a conjunction (and, or, but) and share the same subject.
Helping Verb
helps the main verb in a sentence by adding more details
Independent Clause
has a sub/pred pair
Subordinate Clause
has a sub/pred pair plus a subordinating conjunction
- S.W.A.B.I
- Since, When, Although, Because, If, = *S.W.A.B.I
Complete Sentence
ALL have one subject/predicate pair
Simple Sentence
one independent clause
Compound Sentence
2+ independent sentences / only independent clauses
: Independent F.A.N.B.O.Y.S*- Independent
: Independent ; Independent
Complex Sentence
1 independent/1 subordinate
: One clause will lean on the other one.
: Always begins with a *S.W.A.B.I
: No *F.A.N.B.O.Y.S
Compound Complex
2+ independent/1 subordinate
: Only clause with a minimum of three clauses.
- F.A.N.B.O.Y.S
- For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Three Ways To Fix A Run-On
1: Separate
2: Put a Semicolon
3: Add a word part of *F.A.N.B.O.Y.S
Simple Sentence Error
no fragments
Compound Sentence Error
no comma splice’s, add a connecting word after the comma. (conjunction)
Complex Sentence Error
if you flip it you need a comma in the correct spot.
Compound-Complex Sentences
count the clauses
Adjective
describes nouns and pronouns
they answer these questions: what kind? which one? how many? how much?
Adverb
describes verbs and intensify adjectives
they answer these questions: when? where? how?
