Sentence Notes Review for TEST

Fragmenta group of words that stands alone as a sentence but is not a complete thought
Ex.Since I have to work. (dependent clausecan not stand alone) Worked each da . (Who! "issing a sub#ect) $he cat. (What about it! "issing a predicate) %fter the game. (prepositional phrase)

Run-Ontwo or more sentences that are not separated correctl . $he run together as one thought. Comma-splicetwo or more sentences #oined onl b a comma. $o correct a comma&splice' ou need to make the comma a semi&colon' separate the sentences with periods' or add a con#unction ((%)*+,S). Ex.-oll dressed her dog in a costume, she was showing it in a pet parade. Clausea group of words with a sub#ect and a verb. If it can stand alone' it is an independent clause (sentence). If it cannot stand alone' it is dependent upon an independent clause to make it not a fragment. (subordinate clause.dependent clause) Simple Sentenceone complete sub#ect.compound sub#ect AND one complete predicate. compound predicate. /one independent clause
Ex$he dog ran through the door. $he cat and the dog ran through the door. $he cat and the dog ran through the door and into the kitchen .

Compoun Sentencetwo or more complete sub#ects and two or more complete predicates' two 0 independent clauses #oined together. 1ompound sentences are #oined b a comma 0 a con#unction ((%)*+,S) or a semi&colon. Ex.$he dog ran through the door' and the cat chased him. Comple! Sentenceindependent and subordinate (dependent) clause
Ex. %fter the dog ran' he was tired. (sub. clause) 0 (ind. clause) -e was tired because he ran all afternoon. (ind. clause) 0 (sub. clause)

///When the subordinate clause comes first' it is followed b a comma. When the subordinate clause follows the independent clause' NO comma is needed. a. Subordinate 1on#unction. 2ependent 1lause (comma), independent clause 33 b. Independent clause (no comma).subordinating con#unction.2ependent 1lause 3" //*e sure ou can identif when these words are acting as subordinating con#unction %nd when the are acting in other roles. Some of t#ese are also prepositions4 Some subordinating con#unctions include the following5
after although as because before if since unless until when whenever where whereas wherever that while which who though so that than

% preposition is a word that shows position or directions and introduces a prepositional phrase. A prepositional p#rase begins with a preposition and ends with an ob#ect. ()o verb). 6repositional phrase33 After t#e $ell' I closed m locker. NOT a prepositional phrase3 After t#e $ell rang' I closed m locker.