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SENTENCES QUIZ STUDY GUIDE
Directions. For each sentences term below and on the back, study the definition of the term and provide an example that we create
together in class.
For tomorrow’s quiz, you will need to define the terms, recognize types and parts of sentences, and answer questions about
sentences and their parts.
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A GREAT STUDY TOOL CAN BE FOUND ON QUIZLET.COM (SEARCH FOR MrAndrews206)! YOU SHOULD ALSO STUDY YOUR
INDEX CARDS AND YOUR CLASS WORK AND HOMEWORK SHEETS.
SENTENCE: A complete thought which must, at minimum, contain a subject ( noun) and a predicate (verb)
EXAMPLE #1: Meg went to the beach.
EXAMPLE #2: Chris played in the ocean then built sandcastles
SUBJECT: A person or thing that is being discussed, described, or dealt with
EXAMPLES: Lady Gaga, Mr. Andrews, cookies, dog, book, car, candle, pizza, bees, squirrels, Coakley Middle School
EXAMPLE: Lady Gaga and Mr. Andrews sang to a crowd of more than 50,000 people!
PREDICATE: The words that tell what the subject of a sentence is doing
EXAMPLES: is, are, was, were, am, played, ran, built, thought, loved, completed, washes, told, broke, flipped
EXAMPLE: The pizza is hot.
EXAMPLE: Romeo and Juliet loved each other.
SIMPLE: Not hard to do or understand; having few parts
COMPOUND: A thing that is composed of two or more separate elements
DEPENDENT: unable to do or exist without support of some kind
INDEPENDENT: not relying on another to be or exist
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PHRASE: a group of words that works together as part of a clause; does not have a subject or predicate
EXAMPLE #1: We ran through a snowy field.
EXAMPLE #2: Mr. Tighe was born on March 7, 1932.
CLAUSE: a group of words that has a subject and a predicate
EXAMPLE #1: George ate his biscuit. (independent)
EXAMPLE #2: Before we went to school (dependent)
SIMPLE SENTENCE: Simple sentences contain ONLY one complete thought
EXAMPLE #1: Mia, Sarah, Corban, Jared, and Adejah all moved to Norwood this year.
EXAMPLE #2: Madi did a cartwheel.
COMPLEX SENTENCE: a sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause joined together by a
subordinating conjunction
EXAMPLE #1: Before we went to school, George ate his biscuit.
EXAMPLE #2: I decided to wear boots because it snowed so hard last night.
COMPOUND SENTENCE: a sentence with two or more independent clauses joined together by a coordinating
conjunction
EXAMPLE #1: The pizza was delivered, but it was too hot to eat right away.
EXAMPLE #2: I spent all of my money on candy, and my mother got so mad at me that I was grounded for two weeks!
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION: often used to join an independent clause with a dependent clause
EXAMPLE: Whenever we watch the Red Sox, they win their game!
EXAMPLE: Mohammed got into big trouble because he spilled paint on the floor.
COORDINATING CONJUNCTION: joins parts of a sentence (for example words or independent clauses) that are
grammatically equal or similar
EXAMPLE: John, Pat, Kevin, and Martin were kicked out of class for being fresh!
EXAMPLE: Courtney handed out the math quizzes, but she forgot to keep one for herself.