| A | B |
|---|
| clause | a group of words that can stand alone as a sentence or cannot |
| conjunction | a word that joins a clause |
| FANBOYS | acronym for the coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) |
| simple sentence | a sentence comprised of one independent clause and no conjunction |
| dependent | not able to stand on it's own, needing help |
| subordinate conjunction | speech word that joins dependent clause to another clause |
| complex sentence | sentence comprised of one independent clause and at least one dependent clause joined with a subordinating conjunction |
| compound sentence | a sentence comprised of two independent clause joined with a comma and FANBOY |
| contraction | a word formed by combining two words, dropping letter and replacing them with an apostrophe |
