the part of the sentence that has the verb and of all the words governed by the verb or modifying it.
subject
the part of the sentence that consists of a noun, noun phrase, or noun substitute which often refers to the one performing the action or being in the state expressed by the predicate.
sentence fragment
a phrase or clause written as a sentence but lacking an element, as a subject or verb, that would enable it to function as an independent sentence.
run-on sentence
a written sequence of two or more main clauses that are not separated by a period or semicolon or joined by a conjunction.
prepositional phrase
a phrase consisting of a preposition and its object and any modifiers of the object.
adjective phrase
a group of words including an adjective and its complements or modifiers that functions as an adjective.
independent clause/main clause
a clause that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a predicate with a finite verb.
dependent clause/subordinate clause
a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause.
subordinating conjuction
a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, as in when or though.
coordinating conjunction
a conjunction that connects two grammatical elements of identical construction, as in and.
compound subject
two or more subjects that act on the same noun.
compound predicate
two or more predicates that have the same subject.
simple sentence
a sentence having only one clause.
compound sentence
a sentence containing two or more coordinate independent clauses, usually joined by one or more conjunctions, but no dependent clause.
complex sentence
a sentence containing one or more dependent clauses in addition to the main clause.
declarative sentence
a sentence that makes a declaration, such as "She went to school."
interrogative sentence
a sentence that poses a question, such as "Did she go to school?"
imperative sentence
a sentence that makes a demand, as in "Go to school."
exclamatory sentence
a sentence that expresses surprise, strong emotion, or protest, as in "Oh no!"
predicate
the part of the sentence that has the verb and of all the words governed by the verb or modifying it.
subject
the part of the sentence that consists of a noun, noun phrase, or noun substitute which often refers to the one performing the action or being in the state expressed by the predicate.
sentence fragment
a phrase or clause written as a sentence but lacking an element, as a subject or verb, that would enable it to function as an independent sentence.
run-on sentence
a written sequence of two or more main clauses that are not separated by a period or semicolon or joined by a conjunction.
prepositional phrase
a phrase consisting of a preposition and its object and any modifiers of the object.
adjective phrase
a group of words including an adjective and its complements or modifiers that functions as an adjective.
independent clause/main clause
a clause that can stand alone as a sentence, containing a subject and a predicate with a finite verb.
dependent clause/subordinate clause
a clause that modifies the principal clause or some part of it or that serves a noun function in the principal clause.
subordinating conjuction
a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause, as in when or though.
coordinating conjunction
a conjunction that connects two grammatical elements of identical construction, as in and.
compound subject
two or more subjects that act on the same noun.
compound predicate
two or more predicates that have the same subject.
simple sentence
a sentence having only one clause.
compound sentence
a sentence containing two or more coordinate independent clauses, usually joined by one or more conjunctions, but no dependent clause.
complex sentence
a sentence containing one or more dependent clauses in addition to the main clause.
declarative sentence
a sentence that makes a declaration, such as "She went to school."
interrogative sentence
a sentence that poses a question, such as "Did she go to school?"
imperative sentence
a sentence that makes a demand, as in "Go to school."
exclamatory sentence
a sentence that expresses surprise, strong emotion, or protest, as in "Oh no!"
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