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False,

A group of words with a subject and a predicate is automatically a complete sentence.

Simple predicate

A verb or verb phrase that tells or asks what the subject is doing or what is being done to the subject.

Fragment

Although many employees start at 6 a.m. , which explains the empty parking lot.

Linking verb examples

Am, is , are, was, were, be, being, and been.

Examples of helping verbs

Am,is, are, was, were, been, have, has, had, must, ought, can, might, could, would, should, will, do, does, did

Coordinating conjunctions

And, but, or, and nor.

Proper nouns

Are capitalized

Common nouns

Are not

A Dependent Clause

Are often introduced by words such as ( if, when, because, as)

Dependent Clause

Because you recommend new tax regulations

Dependent Clause

Before anyone had an opportunity to examine it carefully

Example words of adverbs

Carefully, evenly, greatly, now, only, rather, really, too, very, friendly, costly, ugly

A compound-complex sentence

Contains at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause

A Simple sentence

Contains one independent Clause

Phrase

During the middle of the four-year fiscal period from 2008 through 2012

Example words of adjectives

Effective, excellent, expensive, green, intelligent, long, sensitive, small, successful

Dependent Clause

Even though countries like China use the government to censor the Web

Linking verbs

Express a state of being and generally link to the subject words that describe or rename them.

Verbs

Express an action, an occurrence, or a state of being.

Linking verbs express senses examples.

Feels, appears, tastes, sounds, seems, looks.

Sentence Faults

Fragment, Comma splice, run-on sentence

A Independent Clause

Grammatically complete

A Clause

Group of related words including a subject and a verb

A Phrase

Group of related words without a subject and a verb

Comma splice

Guitar center's stock price increased this year, Jetblue's decreased

Adjectives

His, my, her, its, when they describe nouns ( his car, my desk, it's engine).

Subject verbs

I, We, they

Dependent Clause

If you want to apply for the job

Phrase

In the course of one day

Complete subject

Includes the simple subject and all it modifiers

True,

Independent clauses are grammatically complete and can stand on their own.

A Sentence

Is a group of words that includes a subject and a predicate and expresses a complete thought.

Object of a preposition

Is a noun or pronoun.

Phrase

Is counting on a raise

Fragment

Jennifer who was recently hired as a management trainee.

Prepositions

Join nouns and pronouns to other words in a sentence.

Objects of verbs

Me, us, them

Independent Clause

Microsoft and Google approved of the new Internet regulations

Possession pronouns

Mine, ours, hers, theirs

To be a complete sentence

Must have subjects and predicates, and they must make sense

Simple subject

Noun or pronoun that tells who or what the sentence is about

8 parts of speech

Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Interjections

Correctly punctuated sentence

On the ground floor of our building are a cafe and a bookstore.

Nouns

Persons, Places, Things, Qualities, Feelings, Concepts, Activities, Measures

False,

Phrases contain subjects and verbs.

Independent Clause

Recently they acquired an option to purchase the property

Action verb examples

Run, study, work, and dream

Independent Clause

Saudi Arabia relies on its citizens to find Web sites to block.

True,

Sentence fragments may be repaired by joining them to complete sentences or by adding appropriate subjects and verbs.

False,

Sentences that show strong feeling are usually concluded with a question mark.

Phrase

Should have been in the room

Phrase

Should rely on software

Action verbs

Show the physical or mental action of the subject of a sentence.

The four sentence varieties

Simple sentence Compound sentence Complex sentence Compound-complex sentence

Run-on sentence

Some employers monitor their employees e-mail others do not want to bother

Punctuating four sentence types

Statements, questions, Commands, exclamations

Independent Clause

Students and religious figures tend to be most active in flagging offensive sites.

Sentence Elements

Subject Simple subject Complete subject Predicate Simple predicate Complete predicate

Pronouns connectors

That, which, who

True,

The complete subject of a sentence includes a noun or pronoun and all it's modifiers.

Independent Clause

The merger was approved by shareholders

False,

The predicate of a sentence indicates the person or thing being talked about.

Articles

Three words (a, an, and the) form a special group of adjectives.

True,

Two complete sentences incorrectly joined by a comma create a comma splice.

Helping verbs are added when;

Verbs are used in verb phrases.

Adjectives often answer questions

What Kind? Ho many? Which one?

Dependent Clause

When you account for cultural differences

Adverbs often answer questions

When? How? Where? and To what extent?

Interjections

Words expressing strong feelings.

Conjunctions

Words that connect other words or groups of words.

Adjectives

Words that describe nouns or pronouns.

Adverbs

Words that modify (describe or limit) verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

Pronouns

Words used in place of nouns

True,

You can locate the subject in a sentence by asking who or what is being discussed.

A Complex Sentence

1. Contains a independent Clause and a dependent clause ( thought that cannot stand alone) 2. Introduced by words ( although, since, because, when, if)

A Compound Sentence

1. Contains two complete but related thoughts. 2. The two Independent clauses may be joined by a conjunction such as (and, but, or) 3. Semicolon 4. Conjunctive adverb such as ( however, consequently, therefore)

The four basic sentence patterns

1. Subject---Verb 2. Subject--Action Verb--Object 3. Subject-- Linking Verb--Complement 4. Inverted Order

True,

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses.


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