Sentence Structure and Clauses Flashcards

Grade 7 · English · Flashcards

Master clauses, sentence types, conjunctions, and common sentence errors with these study cards.

Flashcards

Clause: A group of words with a subject and a verb
Independent clause: Expresses a complete thought; can stand alone as a sentence
Dependent clause: Has subject + verb but cannot stand alone; needs an independent clause
Simple sentence: One independent clause — 'She reads every night.'
Compound sentence: 2+ independent clauses joined by FANBOYS or a semicolon
Complex sentence: 1 independent + 1+ dependent clause — 'Because she reads, she writes well.'
Compound-complex: 2+ independent clauses + 1+ dependent clause — the most complex type
FANBOYS: Coordinating conjunctions: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Subordinating conjunction: Introduces a dependent clause — because, although, when, since, if
Run-on sentence: Two independent clauses joined without proper punctuation or conjunction
Sentence fragment: Incomplete sentence — missing subject, verb, or complete thought
Semicolon: Punctuation mark that can join two closely related independent clauses
Coordinating conjunction: Joins two independent clauses of equal importance — one of the FANBOYS