| A | B |
|---|
| Subject | includes the noun or pronoun the sentence is about - along with all the modifiers that go with it |
| Simple Subject | the person or thing being described or doing the action; it will be a noun or pronoun |
| Compound Subject | two or more simple subjects that share a verb or verb phrase; joined by a conjunction (FANBOYS) |
| Predicate | Includes the verb or verb phrase plus all the words that give more information about it |
| Simple Predicate | the verb or verb phrase that tells what the subject is doing |
| Compound Predicate | Two or more verbs or verb phrases that tell what the subject is doing; joined together by a conjunction (FANBOYS) |
| Phrase | A group of words used as a sentence part. It does not have a subject or a verb. |
| Appositive Phrase | A noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it |
| Clause | A group of words containing a subject and a verb |
| Dependent Clause | A group of words with a subject and a verb but does NOT express a complete thought; a fragment |
| Independent Clause | A group of words with a subject and a verb that DOES express a complete thought; a sentence |
| Coordinating Conjunctions | Joins together words, phrases or clauses; seven different kinds (FANBOYS): For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So |
| Run-on Sentences | Two or more independent clauses not joined together correctly |
| Comma Splices | Joining two independent clauses with only a comma |
| Sentence Fragments | Lacks a subject and/or a predicate and does not express a complete thought |
