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| main clause | A simple sentence. A clause that makes complete sense on its own. A main clause can be a sentence on its own. for example she bought a new dress |
| clause | A group of words that work together and include a verb. for example the boy won the race |
| phrase | A phrase doesn’t make complete sense on its own. As it doesn’t have a verb, it can’t be a complete sentence. |
| subordinate clause | A clause that doesn’t make sense on its own – it needs to be joined onto a main clause. A subordinate clause cannot be a sentence on its own. for example when she went shopping |
| simple sentence | This is made up from just one clause. It hase a subject and a predicate and makes complete sense. e.g. It was late. |
| compound sentence | This is made up from two or more simple sentences joined by a coordinating conjunction. These clauses can be joined using ‘and', 'but' or 'so'. For example It was late, but I wasn’t tired. |
| complex sentence | This is made up from a simple sentence and one or more dependent or subordinate clauses. for example The man limped because his leg hurt. |
| conjunction | Conjunctions are words that are used to link clauses within a sentence. foe example but if |
| Co-ordinating conjunctions | Co-ordinating conjunctions link two simple sentences to make compound sentences. |
| Subordinating conjunctions | Subordinating conjunctions go at the start of a subordinate clause so they work to link the subordinating clause to the main clause. for example when, while, before, after, since, until, if, because, although, that We were hungry when we got home. |
| subject | the noun that is 'doing the action' of the sentence. It is usually located to the left of the verb. |
| predicate | the verb of the sentence. It shows action or state of being. |
| FANBOYS | the 7 coordinating conjunctions used to line together 2 or more simple sentence. for--and--nor--but--or--yet--so |
| independent clause | A simple sentence - An independent clause can stand by itself as a complete sentence. It expresses a complete thought or idea and contains a subject and a verb |
| dependent clause | Dependent clauses, on the other hand, are not complete sentences and cannot stand by themselves. They do not express a complete idea. To become complete, they must be attached to an independent clause. Dependent clauses are also known as subordinate clauses. |
| sentence fragment | A sentence fragment is a collection of words that looks similar to a sentence, but actually isn’t a complete sentence. Sentence fragments usually lack a subject or verb, or don’t express a complete thought. |
