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Which of the following is a fact about a sentence?
Which of the following is a fact about a sentence?
- A sentence must have a subject and an adverb.
- A sentence must have a subject and a verb. (correct)
- A sentence must have a subject and a complement.
- A sentence must have a verb and an adverb.
What is a compound sentence similar to, according to the text?
What is a compound sentence similar to, according to the text?
- Cousins
- Twins (correct)
- Friends
- Siblings
Which punctuation marks can end a sentence?
Which punctuation marks can end a sentence?
- Period, question mark, exclamation point (correct)
- Apostrophe, quotation mark, parenthesis
- Comma, colon, semicolon
- Hyphen, dash, ellipsis
What does a linking verb do?
What does a linking verb do?
What is necessary for a sentence to express a complete thought?
What is necessary for a sentence to express a complete thought?
Which of the following is a coordinating conjunction?
Which of the following is a coordinating conjunction?
Which of the following sentences is not a compound sentence?
Which of the following sentences is not a compound sentence?
Which of the following is not an independent clause?
Which of the following is not an independent clause?
What is the coordinating conjunction in the sentence 'Jake won a race, so Matt was jealous'?
What is the coordinating conjunction in the sentence 'Jake won a race, so Matt was jealous'?
Which of the following sentences contains a compound subject?
Which of the following sentences contains a compound subject?
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Study Notes
Sentences and Clause Types
- A sentence must express a complete thought to be considered a sentence.
- A compound sentence is similar to multiple simple sentences joined together using punctuation.
- Sentences can end with the following punctuation marks: period (.), question mark (?), exclamation mark (!).
- A linking verb connects the subject of a sentence to additional information.
- An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb.
- Coordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses of equal importance.
- The coordinating conjunction in the sentence 'Jake won a race, so Matt was jealous' is 'so'.
Clause Types
- An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb.
- A sentence that does not contain a subject or a verb is not an independent clause.
Sentence Examples
- The sentence 'Jake won a race, so Matt was jealous' is an example of a compound sentence.
- A sentence with a compound subject is one that has two or more subjects.
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