| Term | Definition |
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| a phrase | is a group of related words that is used as a single part of speech and that does nto contain both a verb and its subject |
| clause | when a word group that contains a verb and its subject and that is used as a sentence or as a part of a sentence |
| prepostional phrase | includes prposition, the object of the preposition, and any modifiers of that object |
| adjective phrase | a prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun/ answers the questions: what kind? Which one? How many? How much? |
| adverb | a prepositional phrase that is used to modify a verb, an adjective, or an adverb/ answers the questions: When? Where? Why? How? How often? and How long? |
| independent (or main) clause | expresses a complete thought and can stand by itself as a sentence |
| subordinate (or dependant) clause | does not express a complete thought and cannot stand by itself as a complete sentence |
| adjective clause | is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or pronoun/ usually tells: Which one ? OR What kind? |
| adverb clause | is a subordinate clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb/ answers ?'s: How? When? Where? To what extent? How much? How long? or Under what conditions? |
| simple sentence | has one independent clause and no subordinate clauses |
| compound sentence | consists of two or more independent clauses, usually joined by a comma and a connecting word |
| complex sentence | contains one independant clause and at least one subordinate clause/ subord. clauses usually begin w/ wordssuch as : who, whose, which, that, after, as, if, since, and when |
| compound- complex sentence | a sentence with two or more independant clauses and at least one sub. clause |
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