Sentence combining
Terms
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- since, if, while, although
- Examples of subordinating conjunctions
- The weather is sunny, warm and pleasant.
- Adjectives in a series
- the barking dog
- A phrase with a one word participle
- Appositive
- A word or phrase that renames the noun it follows
- Relative Pro. & Sub. Conj.
- Used to begin dependent clauses which make Complex sentences
- Prepositional phrase
- Begins with a prep. and shows time or direction
- Jack and Jill went up the hill.
- An example of a compound subject
- Gerund
- An "ing" verb used as a noun
- Simple sentence
- One independent clause
- who, which, that
- Relative pronouns
- to run quickly
- infinitive phrase
- Swimming is good exercise.
- A sentence where the gerund is the subject
- Adjective Clause
- Begins with a relative pronoun and describes a noun
- Participle
- A verb used as an adjective--ing or other verb endings)
- Complex sentence
- One independent clause with at least one dependent clause
- Subordinating Conjunctions
- Are used to make complex sentences
- Infinitive
- to + a verb
- Jill tripped and fell down the hill.
- An example of a compound verb
- Compound sentence
- Two or more independent clauses
- Coordinating Conjunctions
- Are used to make compound sentences
- Adverb Clause
- Begins with a subordinating conjunction