Megan Quiz 1

Study Notes

A sentence with a single independent clause is called a complete sentence.
A sentence with an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses is called a complex sentence.
A sentence that gives a command or makes a request is called an imperative sentence.

Pronoun: a word that takes the place of a noun, e.g., "She" and "He".
Noun phrase: a phrase that functions as a single noun, e.g., "The big dog" and "The children".
Adjective: a word that modifies, or describes, a noun or pronoun, e.g., "big" and "quick brown".
Verb phrase: a phrase that functions as a single verb, e.g., not applicable in the given examples.
Adverb: a word that modifies, or describes, a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, e.g., "quickly".
Direct object: a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb, e.g., not applicable in the given examples.

A sentence with a single main verb and no subordinate clauses is called a simple sentence.
The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." is an example of a simple sentence.
The sentence "Read your book." is an example of an imperative sentence.
The sentence "She enjoys reading books." is an example of a simple sentence with a verb and an object.

"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" is a simple sentence and a complete sentence.
"He runs quickly" is a simple sentence.
"She enjoys reading books" is a simple sentence with a transitive verb.

"Read your book" is an imperative sentence, not a complete or complex sentence.
"She enjoys reading books" does not contain an adverbial phrase, but is a complete sentence.