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I will leave when you are ready.
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complex
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I finished my homework, but she didn't.
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compound
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Everyone going to the movies wanted to see a comedy.
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simple
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The red car that is parked in front of the school belongs to Mr. Smith.
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complex
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If you insist, I will do my homework, but I don't want to do it.
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compound/complex
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Swimming in the ocean is great fun.
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simple
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I left early because I was tired.
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complex
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Tom and I are going to the basketball game this afternoon.
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simple
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You can help at the car wash, or you can sell tickets to the dance if you have time.
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compound/complex
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There are three people running for mayor, and all three are women.
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compound
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comma splice
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a run-on sentence that uses a comma between the sentences
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run-on sentence
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two or more incorrectly joined independent clauses
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fanboys
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acronym for conjunctions
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conjunction
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a word that connects
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compound sentence
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two or more sentences correctly joined
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complex sentence
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a sentence that has a subordinate clause and an independent clause
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bat washtub
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an acronym for subordinate clause words
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subordinate clause
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dependent clause
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conjunctive adverb
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a word such as however, moreover, consequently, etc. that areused with a semi-colon to make a compound sentence
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subject
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what the sentence is about
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simple sentence
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a subject and a verb and a complete thought
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predicate
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contains the verb of the sentence
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semi-colon
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; used to make a compound sentence
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compound-complex sentence
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a sentence that has two correctly joined and at least one or both setences are complex
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comma
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must always be used after a conjunctive adverb when making a compound sentence
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simple sentence
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one independent clause
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compound sentence
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two independent clauses joined by a comma and conjunction or a semicolon
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complex sentence
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one independent clause and and least one dependent clause
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compound/ complex sentence
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two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause
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phrase
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a group of words that does not have both a subject and a verb
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clause
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a group of words that has both a subject and a verb
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dependent clause
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a group of words with a subject and verb that cannot stand alone
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independent clause
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a group of words that has a subject/verb and a complete thought
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coordinating conjunctions
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used to join words, phrases or sentences (FANBOYS) for, and nor, but, or yet, so
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subordinating conjunctions
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used to start a dependent clause; helps join the dependent to an independent clause (if, when, while, because, as if, because, unless, although and many more)
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Comparative Essay
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A type of essay that compares and contrasts two or more things
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Cause and Effect Essay
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Essay mode where it analyzes the causes that lead to a certain effect or analyzes the effects that result from a cause. Ex. \"Why Women Have to Work\" - Amelia Warren Tyagi
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Argumentative Essay
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An essay that tries to prove a point by supporting it with evidence
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Expository Essay
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An essay that explains, informs, or presents information
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Process Analysis Essay
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\"How to do it\" essay You show in words how to get something done: in steps then you tell what you have when the process is finished
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Classification Essay
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Essay where concepts, ideas, or evidence are put into categories by subject in order to persuade the reader. Ex. U. S. Students Fare badly in International Survey of Math Skills - Floyd Norris
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narrative essay
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writing that tells a true story
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convince
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to persuade the reader to change their original opinion
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expository essay
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writing that explains a process, gives info or explore ideas
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persuasive essay
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writing that tries to get readers to take action, or adopt an opinion on an issue
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cause and effect
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The reason something happens and the result of it happening
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thesis statement
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Last sentence in a paragraph. Blueprint of an essay
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topic sentence
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A sentence intended to express the main idea in a paragraph or passage.
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factual
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question that can be answered strictly from the book Ex: Waverly Jong grew up in what American city?
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interpretive
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beneath the stated or obvious Ex: In the Hound Of Baskerville was Holmes ever rude to Watson?
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evaluative
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exercising or involving careful evaluations Ex:Which chapter in Joy Luck Story makes the most powerul or memorable use of setting?
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I will leave when you are ready.
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complex
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I finished my homework, but she didn't.
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compound
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Everyone going to the movies wanted to see a comedy.
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simple
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The red car that is parked in front of the school belongs to Mr. Smith.
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complex
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If you insist, I will do my homework, but I don't want to do it.
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compound/complex
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Swimming in the ocean is great fun.
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simple
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I left early because I was tired.
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complex
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Tom and I are going to the basketball game this afternoon.
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simple
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You can help at the car wash, or you can sell tickets to the dance if you have time.
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compound/complex
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There are three people running for mayor, and all three are women.
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compound
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Chronological
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telling in time order
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Spatial
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position or distance
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Order of Importance
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order of significance, most to least or least to most
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comma splice
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a run-on sentence that uses a comma between the sentences
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run-on sentence
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two or more incorrectly joined independent clauses
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fanboys
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acronym for conjunctions
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conjunction
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a word that connects
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compound sentence
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two or more sentences correctly joined
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complex sentence
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a sentence that has a subordinate clause and an independent clause
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bat washtub
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an acronym for subordinate clause words
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subordinate clause
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dependent clause
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conjunctive adverb
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a word such as however, moreover, consequently, etc. that areused with a semi-colon to make a compound sentence
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subject
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what the sentence is about
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simple sentence
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a subject and a verb and a complete thought
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predicate
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contains the verb of the sentence
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semi-colon
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; used to make a compound sentence
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compound-complex sentence
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a sentence that has two correctly joined and at least one or both setences are complex
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comma
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must always be used after a conjunctive adverb when making a compound sentence
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simple sentence
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one independent clause
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compound sentence
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two independent clauses joined by a comma and conjunction or a semicolon
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complex sentence
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one independent clause and and least one dependent clause
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compound/ complex sentence
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two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause
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phrase
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a group of words that does not have both a subject and a verb
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clause
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a group of words that has both a subject and a verb
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dependent clause
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a group of words with a subject and verb that cannot stand alone
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independent clause
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a group of words that has a subject/verb and a complete thought
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coordinating conjunctions
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used to join words, phrases or sentences (FANBOYS) for, and nor, but, or yet, so
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subordinating conjunctions
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used to start a dependent clause; helps join the dependent to an independent clause (if, when, while, because, as if, because, unless, although and many more)
