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    *subject tells who or what the sentence is about. * predicate, or verb, tells about the subject.

    EX: Mrs. Sherman .went to school.


    *simple subject tells what or whom the sentence is about. EX: Mrs. Sherman, my teacher, went to school.
    *complete subject tells about the WHOLE subject of the sentence EX: Mrs. Sherman, my teacher, went to school.
    *simple predicate tells about the Subjectjust the basics EX: Mrs. Sherman, my teacher, went to school.
    * complete predicate tells everything that goes with the predicate. EX: Mrs. Sherman, my teacher, went to school.
    *compound subject - more than one subject mentioned in the sentence
    EX: Mrs. Sherman and Mr. Crawford went to school.
    *compound predicate - more than one predicate mentioned in the sentence
    EX: Mrs. Sherman and Mr. Crawford went to school and taught.
    *coordinating conjunctions join two words or sentences together., For , And , Nor , But , Or , Yet , So
    Types of Sentences
    *simple sentence - can stand alone and expresses a complete thought. A simple sentence only has to contain a
    subject and a predicate. A simple sentence can also be called an independent clause.
    EX: Some people like French fries.
    *dependant/subordinate clause - a Sentence Fragment that is connected to an Independent Clause. It can not
    stand alone or express a complete thought.
    EX: Some people like French fries, even though I cant stand them.
    *complex sentences join a dependent and an independent clause (Use Commas to ensure that the sentences are
    clear.)
    EX: Some people like French fries, even though I cant stand them.
    * compound sentence - consists of two sentences (independent clauses) joined together by FANBOYS or a
    SEMICOLON. (Semicolons are used to connect sentences also.)
    EX: John went to the store, and he bought some apples.
    John went to the store; he bought some apples.
    3 Types of Sentence Problems
    * Fragments - Does not make sense. Is missing a subject or a predicate. Cannot stand alone.
    EX: Walking down by the muddy river (no subject )
    Alice, my next door neighbor and best friend (no predicate)
    *Run-ons - connects two sentences together without using FANBOYS or a SEMICOLON.
    EX: Andy saw a wild dog it almost attacked him
    * Comma Splice - uses only a comma to separate two sentences (it is supposed to be a comma and a FANBOYS)
    EX: She is a really nice person, she reminds me of my mother.
    EX: Jamie realized that he had forgot his gun, while watching the geese fly overhead.

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