Sentence Structure
"(Although he organized his sources by theme), he decided to arrange them chronologically, (and) (he carefully followed the MEAL plan for organization.")
(Dep Clause)(Coord Conj)(Indep Claus)
Subject + Verb + Object is a ...
... sentence.
He (subject) obtained (verb) his degree (object).
A sentence.
These are ___ sentences If the flight is on time, Tim will get home tonight. Tim will get home tonight ø if the flight is on time.
Complex
___ sentence: One independent clause, and one or more dependent clauses.
Complex
A ___ contains at least ONE independent clause and at least ONE dependent clause.
Complex Sentence
1 indep clause 1 or + dependent clauses =
Complex sentence
1 Ind Clause + 1 Ind Clause =
Compound
A ___ sentence is where you have more than one independent clause together.
Compound
Example of ___ sentence: Using a period, comma or coordinating conjunction to combine two independent clauses.
Compound
Example of ___ sentence: Using a semicolon to combine two independent clauses.
Compound
Simple Sentence = One independent clause. ___ Sentence = Made up of two or more independent clauses.
Compound
Two complete sentences, two independent clauses combined together, that is a ___ sentence.
Compound
(ind claus) (. ; ,FANBOYS) (ind claus).
Compound Sentence
A ___ contains at least TWO independent clauses.
Compound Sentence
In a ___, two independent clauses can be combined with comma, and a coordinating conjunction, or with a semicolon.
Compound Sentence
___ Sentence Formula: (Ind Clause) + (. ; ,fanboys) + (Ind Clause) =
Compound Sentence
2 or + Ind Clauses 1 or + Depended =
Compound-Complex
A ___ sentence contains at least TWO independent clauses and at least ONE dependent clause.
Compound-Complex
___ sentence: Two or more independent clauses, and one or more dependent clauses.
Compound-Complex
What does ( ) represent? She completed her literature review, (and) she created her reference list. They studied APA rules for many hours, (but) they realized there was still much to learn.
Coordinating Conjunction
(If the flight is on time), Tim will get home tonight. Tim will get home tonight ø (if the flight is on time.) ( ) represent ___ clauses.
Dependent
Compound sentences compound independent clauses. Complex sentences combines independent clauses with ___ clauses.
Dependent
A ____ is also known as a subordinate clause.
Dependent Clause
A _________ is not a complete sentence. It must be attached to an independent clause to become complete.
Dependent Clause
These are examples of ___: "Although I like spaghetti,..." "Because he reads many books,..."
Dependent Clause
Dependent clauses are also called sentence _____.
Fragments
An __________ can stand alone as a sentence. It contains a subject and a verb and is a complete idea.
Independent Clause
Subject + Verb
Independent Clause
These are examples of ___ clause: "I like spaghetti." "He reads many books."
Independent Clause
What else do you call a sentence?
Independent Clause
__ clause: A complete idea that stands alone.
Independent Clause
Break this down: "She completed her literature review, but she still needs to work on her methods section even though she finished her methods course last semester."
Independent Clause + Comma + Coordinating Conjunction + Independent Clause + Dependent Clause
Complex sentence: if a sentence begins with an independent clause, is there a comma separating the two clauses?
No
A person, animal, place, thing, or concept that RECEIVES the action.
Object
Determine the ____ in a sentence by asking the question "The subject did what?" or "To whom?/For whom?"
Object
I like (spaghetti.) He reads (many books.) ( ) represents what?
Object
A____ answers one of many questions, "Where? When? In what way?"
Prepositional Phrase
I like spaghetti (for dinner.) He reads many books (in the library.) ( ) represents what?
Prepositional Phrase
A ____ phrase is a phrase that begins with a ____ (i.e., in, at for, behind, until, after, of, during) and modifies a word in the sentence.
Prepositional Phrase, Preposition
A ___ must have a complete idea that stands alone. This is also called an independent clause.
Sentence
What else do you call an independent clause?
Sentence
Subject + Predicate. example of ___ sentence.
Simple
Subject [Who or what is responsible for the action of the sentence.] + Predicate [What the subject does or is.]. [Period at the end] + Complete idea. This is an example of a ___ sentence.
Simple
A ___ sentence contains a subject and a verb, and it may also have an object and modifiers.
Simple Sentence
Examples of ___: She read. She completed her literature review. He organized his sources by theme. They studied APA rules for many hours.
Simple Sentence
___ sentence contains only ONE independent clause.
Simple Sentence
What are the 4 types of sentences:
Simple, compound, complex, compound-complex
In a compound sentence, we don't use a comma to hold the two indep clauses together. This error is called a comma ____.
Splice
(I) like spaghetti. (He) reads many books. ( ) represents what?
Subject
A person, animal, place, thing, or concept that DOES an action.
Subject
Determine the ____ in a sentence by asking the question "Who or what?"
Subject
A sentence follows __ + __ + __ word order.
Subject + Verb + Object
Examples of ____ conjunctions: after, although, as soon as, as long as, as though, because, before, how, if, in order to, once, since, though, unless, until, when, whether, while.
Subordinating
Many dependent clauses use _____ conjunctions.
Subordinating
Subordinators such as "before" and "when" can be used to make sense of nonchronological information. T/F
True
Using some compound, complex, compound-complex sentences in writing allows for more sentence ____.
Variety
A predicate is also known as a ___ phrase.
Verb
Determine the ____ in a sentence by asking the question "What was the action or what happened?"
Verb
I (like) spaghetti. He (reads) many books. The movie (is) good. ( ) Represents what?
Verb
The ___ expresses what the person, animal, place, thing, or concept DOES.
Verb
Complex sentence: if a sentence begins with a dependent clause, is there a comma separating the two clauses?
Yes
