Sentence Structure Vocabulary

complete subject

Includes all the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about

complete sentence

a group of words that usually contains a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete idea

complex sentence

a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause

compound sentence

a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses

conjunction

a word that joins two phrases or sentences

phrase

an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up, Any group of words that is missing either a Subject or a Verb.

subordinating conjunction

connects an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses; examples: since, before, unless, however

complete predicate

consists of a verb and all the words that describe the verb and complete its meaning

dependent clause

does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence, even though it has a subject and a verb,

coordinating conjunction

joins words or groups of words that have equal grammatical weight in a sentence, FANBOYS=for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

predicate

tells what the subject is or does

subject

tells whom or what the sentence is about

clause

A grammatical unit that contains both a subject and a verb

independent clause

a clause in a complex sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence

transition words

words or phrases that signal a change from one idea to another