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A group of words that expresses a complete thought.

SUBJECT

Tells what the subject is or does.

<p>Nouns that name the things being acted upon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The object that receives the direct action of the verb.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Answers 'to whom' or 'for whom' after the verb.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Part of a sentence that contains a subject and a verb.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A part of a sentence that is written as if it were a complete sentence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dependent clauses that act as nouns.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dependent clauses that act as adjectives.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Have only one clause containing a subject and a verb.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sentences that have two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Clauses of equal rank and structure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sentences that contain both a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Act of giving prominence to ideas in the main clause.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A sentence that combines elements of both compound and complex sentences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Words that appear to be verbs but are acting as some other part of speech.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Begin with 'to' and are followed by a verb.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A noun that is taken from a verb and always ends in '-ing'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Words that play the part of adjectives, modifying the subject.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Participles that modify no other words in the sentence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Made up of two or more sentences that are incorrectly run together.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sentences incorrectly written as if they were one sentence, separated by a comma.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Places emphasis on actions and who performed them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The subject of the sentence receives the action.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A sentence that makes a statement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A sentence that asks a question.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A sentence that requests or commands.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A sentence expressing strong feeling, usually punctuated with an exclamation mark.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Choice of words.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A common expression that doesn't make sense if taken literally.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The selection and sequence of words to convey meaning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Faulty word choice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Too many words that make the meaning unclear or repetitive.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Meaningless repetitions that result in wordiness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The sign used to indicate omission of letters, the possessive case, or plurals of letters.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Marks that divide sentences into parts to clarify meaning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To separate related independent clauses or items in a series.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To introduce a list, add an appositive, or introduce a quotation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To mark an abrupt change in thought.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To enclose direct quotations and titles of shorter works.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To indicate a question.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To end an exclamatory sentence expressing strong feeling.</p> Signup and view all the answers