Scatter: Grammar Basics

Noun

person, place, thing, idea

Verb

action word, also "to be"

Adjective

describes a noun

Adverb

describes a verb

Subject

that which a sentence is about

Predicate

what the subject is doing, contains the verb

Clause

group of words with subject and predicate

Dependent Clause

needs something else to make sense

Independent Clause

makes sense by itself

Compound Sentence

two independent clauses combined by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) and a comma

FANBOYS

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Writing Hooks

question, quote, fact, story, refutation

Thesis Statement

that which an essay is about

Terms you just did

Adjective	describes a noun
Adverb	describes a verb
Clause	group of words with subject and predicate
Compound Sentence	two independent clauses combined by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) and a comma
Dependent Clause	needs something else to make sense
FANBOYS	for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Independent Clause	makes sense by itself
Noun	person, place, thing, idea
Predicate	what the subject is doing, contains the verb
Subject	that which a sentence is about
Thesis Statement	that which an essay is about
Verb	action word, also "to be"
Writing Hooks	question, quote, fact, story, refutation

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