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English Final
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English
8th Grade
05/15/2012

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What is a Simple Sentence made up of?
Definition
an IC
Term
What is a Compound Sentence made up of?
Definition
2 IC
Term
What is a Complex Sentence made up of?
Definition
an IC + DC
Term
What is a Compound-Complex Sentence made up of?
Definition
2 IC + DC
Term
What are the 5 phrase types?
Definition
-Prepositional
-Participial
-Gerund
-Infinitive
-Appositive
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What does an Adjective Clause usually start with?
Definition
a relative pronoun
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What does an Adverbial Clause start with?
Definition
a subordinating conjunction
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What is an independent clause?
Definition
a clause with a subject and a verb
Term
What is a dependent clause?
Definition
it depends on the main clause for complete meaning
Term
What must a clause have?
Definition
a subject & a verb
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What are the 5 relative pronouns?
Definition
-that
-which
-who
-whose
-whom
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What are the 8 subordinating conjunctions?
Definition
-when
-where
-while
-as
-since
-although
-because
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What is an appositive?
Definition
a noun that renames a noun or pronoun
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What is a prep phrase?
Definition
-either adjectival or adverbial
-starts with P, ends with OP
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What is a participle?
Definition
ends in --ed or --ing, only acts as an adjective
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What is a gerund?
Definition
acts as a noun, starts with --ing
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What is an infinitive?
Definition
starts with to + a verb, acts as a noun, adj, or adv
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