Sentence Writing Strategy – Flashcards
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a sentence that has one independent clause
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Simple Sentence
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a group of words that makes a complete statement and has a subject and a verb
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Independent Clause
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The person, place, thing, quality or idea that the sentence is about
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Subject
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a word that shows the action or state of being
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Verb
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Steps for writing a sentence
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PENS
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Pick a formula
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P
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explore words to fit the formula
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E
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note the words
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N
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Search and Check
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S
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MARK
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Search and Check Strategy
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Mark out imposters
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M
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phrase containing to + verb; you will never find a subject or verb in an infinitive phrase
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Infinitives
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begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun; you will never find a subject or verb in a prepositional phrase
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Prepositional Phrase
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Connects the subject with a word that describes or renames the subject
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Linking Verb
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Ask is there is verb?
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A
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Root out the subject
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R
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Key in on the beginning for capital letter, end for punctuation, and that the sentence makes sense.
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K
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A sentence that has two or more independent clauses joined together with a comma, FAN BOYS (coordinating conjunction) or a semicolon (;)
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Compound Sentence
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for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
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FANBOYS
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A sentence that has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
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Complex Sentence
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a group of words with a subject and verb that cannot stand alone
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Dependent Clause
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begin a dependent clause (after, although, since, when, etc...)
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Dependent clause first (comma needed); Independent clause first (no comma).
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Sequencing complex sentences
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A sentence that has two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
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Compound-Complex Sentence
