Clauses and Sentence Structure
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13 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 main clause | contains a subject and predicate; can stand alone in a sentence |
| subordinate clause | contains a subject and predicate but cannot stand alone; must be used with a main clause; begins with a subordinating conjunction |
| simple sentence | contains one main clause and no subordinate clauses |
| compound sentence | contains two or more main clauses that are ussually joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction |
| complex sentence | contains one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses |
| compound-complex sentence | contains more than one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses |
| adjective clause | a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or pronoun; usually begins with a relative pronoun |
| adverb clause | a subordinate clause that modifies a verb, and adjective, or an adverb; usually begins with a subordinating conjunction |
| noun clause | may be used as a subject, direct object, indirect object, an object of a preposition, an appositive, or a predicate nominative |
| exclamatory sentence | shows emotion, ends with and exclamation point (!) |
| imparative sentence | a command; subject is not shown but understood as you |
| declarative sentence | normal sentence |
| interogative sentence | quesiton, ends with a question mark (?) |
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