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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 simple | a type of sentence; has 1 independent clause |
| compound | a type of sentence; has 2 independent clauses connected with a conjunction |
| complex | a type of sentence; has 1 independent clause and 1 or more dependent clauses |
| compound-complex | a type of sentence; has 2 independent clauses and 1 or more dependent clauses |
| fanboys | coordinating conjunctions; for, and, not, but, or, yet, so |
| transitive | this type of verb takes an object |
| intransitive | this type of verb does not take an object |
| passive voice | subject is being acted upon; avoid this construction when writing |
| active voice | subject is acting |
| relative pronoun | this type of pronoun can introduce a dependent clause; Ex: that, what, which, who, whom, whose whatever, whichever, whoever, whomever |
| adverb subordinator | introduce dependent clauses; Ex:after,although, as,as if,as soon as,as though, because,before, even if, even though,how if,in order that, once,why,since, so that,than,that,though,unless, until,when,whenever,where,whereas,wherever, whether,while |
| independent | a type of clause that can be a sentence on its own |
| dependent | a type of clause that is a sentence fragment if left by itself because it does not make sense |
| gerund | a verbal word/phrase that names something and acts as a noun ending in -ing |
| elliptical construction | a construction in which one or more words are omitted in the belief that they are understood; Ex:They also suggested we take a bag for our leftovers. (after suggested the word "that" is understood) |
| antecedent | the pronoun that replaces the noun in a sentence |
| appositive | a noun or something acting as a noun which renames a preceding noun;must be enclosed in commas |
| collective | nouns that act as a single unit so they have a singular verb(the group is...); but if the unit is identified it receives a plural verb(the men are..) |
| essential clause | one in which the clause is needed to name the subject so it is not enclosed in commas |
| non-essential clause | one in which the clause is not needed to name the subject since it is already named so it is enclosed in commas |
| semi-colon | used to connect independent clauses instead of using conjunctions; cannot separate 2 independent clauses with just a comma=r.o.s. |
| citation | go outside of the quote; if it is the end of a sentence there is punctuation after it |
| introductory phrase | at the beginning of a sentence; has to have a comma after the phrase; can open a sentence in a prepositional phrase, adverb, or dependent(adverb) clause |
| interrupter | a type of word/phrase that is enclosed by commas because it interjects; Ex: therefore,however,for example,of course,nevertheless,on one hand...) |
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