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Grammar, Dependent Clause, Coordinate Conjunctions, independent clause,…
Grammar
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Confusing words
Capitalization rules
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Sentence structure
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What is it? Grammar is the study of, description of, and use of syntactic structures. The functional command of sentence structure that enables us to comprehend and produce language.
What is it like? the study of the way words are used to make sentences.
Non-examples- Math
Dependent Clause
Examples:
The crew could see the whale,
which had surfaced only 50m behind them
.
Do you know the butcher
who went to court on Saturday?
I am not tidying the dishes
unless Peter helps.
The excellence of a gift lies in how appropriate it is
rather than how valuable it is.
What is it? A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought. A dependent clause cannot be a sentence. Often a dependent clause is marked by a dependent marker word.
What is it like? A dependent clause (or subordinate clause) is a clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it does not express a complete thought. Like all clauses, a dependent clause has a subject and verb
Examples: Some common dependent markers are: after, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order to, since, though, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, whether, and while.
Non-Examples: nouns
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Coordinate Conjunctions
What is it? A coordinating conjunction is a word that joins two elements of equal grammatical rank and syntactic importance. They can join two verbs, two nouns, two adjectives, two phrases, or two independent clauses.
Examples: The seven coordinating conjunctions are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so.
You can eat your cake with a spoon or fork.
My dog enjoys being bathed but hates getting his nails trimmed.
Bill refuses to eat peas, nor will he touch carrots.
I hate to waste a drop of gas, for it is very expensive these days.
What is it like? A coordinating conjunction is a word that joins two elements of equal grammatical rank and syntactic importance. They can join two verbs, two nouns, two adjectives, two phrases, or two independent clauses.
Non-examples: nouns
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independent clause
Examples:
I enjoy sitting by the fireplace and reading.
Waiting to have my car's oil changed is boring.
She wants to travel the world and see wonderful sights.
Our planets revolve around the sun.
The professor always comes to class fully prepared.
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An independent clause is a clause that can stand alone as a sentence (i.e., it expresses a complete thought).
Non-example- dependent clauses
What is it like? An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. An independent clause is a sentence.
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nonrestrictive clause
What it is? A nonrestrictive clause (also known as a nonessential clause) is a type of adjective clause that provides additional information about a word whose meaning is already clear. A nonrestrictive clause often begins with the word which and are always set off with commas.
What is it like? It is not essential to the meaning of the sentence and is set off with commas. Example: The children needed sturdy shoes, which were expensive. In this sentence we learn an extra fact—the shoes were expensive.
Examples: Peter Jones ,
who plays goalkeeper for our village football team,
has worked at his father's greengrocers for twenty years.
Non-examples- the complete sentence.
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