| Term | Definition |
|---|
| a sentence | group of words that express a complete thought. |
| five stucture variations | incomplete-simple-compund-complex-run-on sentence |
| incomplete sentence | a sentence without verb or subject |
| a simple sentence | proper capitilation, a subject, a verb, proper punctuation |
| compound sentence | expresses TWO complete thoughts, seperated by a comma, joined by a conjunction |
| basic building block or writing | simple sentence |
| four sentence types | /declarative/ interrogative/ exclamatory/ imperative/ |
| declarative | statement- punctuated w/ a period (.) |
| interrogative | question- punctuate w/ a question mark (?) |
| exclamatory | a statement that expresses an emotion, enthusiasim, emphasis- punctuated w/ an exclamation mark (!) |
| imperative | a short command or demand- punctuated with an exclamation mark (!)- were the understand you is the subject |
Combine with other sets
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