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| simple sentence | a group of words containing a subject,verb, and makes a complete thought |
| compound sentence | two complete sentences joined together correctly |
| complex sentence | an independent sentence and subordinate sentence joined correctly |
| run-on sentence | two or more sentences written together as one sentence, or written with a conjunction and no comma |
| comma splice | two or more sentences incorrectly connected with a comma and no conjunction |
| fragment | a group of words that does not make a complete thought--either the subject or predicate is missing |
| SCS | a simple sentence with a compound subject |
| SCV | a simple sentence with a compound verb |
| S | abbreviation for simple sentence |
| F | abbreviation for fragment |
| CD | abbreviation for compound sentence |
| CX | abbreviation for complex sentence |
| coordinate conjunctions | join together words, phrases, or sentences of equal importance |
| connective or conjunctive adverbs | longer words used as conjunctions to join sentences together using a semi-colon |
| subordinate conjunction | always introduces a subordinate sentence and makes it dependent upon the independent sentence |
| CX,when,1 | formula requiring a comma when the subordinate sentence comes before the independent sentence |
| CX,when,2 | formula to use when the independent sentence comes before the subordinate sentence--no comma used |
| dependent sentence | another term for a subordinate sentence |
| clause | a group of words containing a subject part and a predicate part but doesn't always make a complete thought |
| independent sentence | means the same thing as a simple sentence |
| subordinate sentence | has a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought by itself |
