Download Simple Sentence - basic sentence with a complete subject and

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Simple Sentence - basic sentence with a complete subject and predicate
**Simple sentences can have compound subjects
and or compound predicates
Simple Sentences can be a synonym to main clauses
Compound Sentence - 2 sentences joined by a comma and coordinating
conjunction or a semi colon. **Although 2 sentences, a compound
sentence is considered 1 sentence.
Complex Sentence - 2 clauses acting as a sentence. 1 main clause with
1 subordinate clause **Subordinate acts as a noun/adjective/adverb
Main Clause - simple sentence that can stand alone
Subordinate Clause - clause with a subject and predicate that CANNOT
stand alone. It contributes to the main clause.
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3 Types of Subordinate Clauses:
adjective
adverb
noun
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Adjective Clause: subordinate clause that modifies a noun in the main
clause
****Adjective clauses ALWAYS come right after the noun modified
****Adjective clauses sometimes break up subj & pred of main clause
****Relative pronouns introduce/begin all adjective clauses
Relative Pronouns: that which who whom whose whoever what
****The relative pronoun is often(not always) the subject of adj clause
People who cheat will get caught eventually.
The game that I got for Christmas is cool.
Michael Jordan, who was a famous basketball player, golfs a lot.
I love my new tie that I won at the party.
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Adverb Clause - subordinate clause that modifies the verb in the main
clause.
***Adverbs tell: when how where why condition
***If the adverb clause starts a complex sentence a comma is needed
***If the adverb clause comes after the main clause, a comma is not
needed
***Adverb clauses begin with subordinating conjunctions
after before whenever until since than because as..........
Mr. Stangler laughed as the cat fell from the tree.
Matt failed the test because he did not study.
After Emilee won the Miss Universe Pageant, she became a model.
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Exercise 7: 1-20 all
**Just write adverb clause and the verb it modifies
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What can a NOUN be in a sentence?
+Subject
+Direct Object
+Predicate Noun
+Indirect Object
+Object of the Preposition
Noun Clause: Subordinate clause with a subj and pred that
cannot stand alone. It needs to be a part of a main clause and a
complex sentence. The noun clause acts as a noun in the main
clause. **Of the noun jobs listed above, a noun clause CANNOT
be an indirect object.
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Subject:
They chase the soccer ball.
What the players chase is the soccer ball.
Direct Object: who or what with regards to action verb
I kick the ball.
I know that I should kick the ball.
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Predicate Noun: subject complement that supports being verbs
His decision is soccer.
The decision was that he should play soccer.
Object of Preposition: noun or PN that ends a prepositional phrase
Players should run to the ball.
Soccer players should run quickly to whoever kicks the ball.