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!Description | !Description | ||
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|Sentence | |Sentence | ||
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|a grammatically complete thought that is part of a larger sentence that contains another clause | |a grammatically complete thought that is part of a larger sentence that contains another clause | ||
|independent clause | |independent clause | ||
| | | ✓ | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|the main clause of a sentence is | |the main clause of a sentence is | ||
|independent clause | |independent clause | ||
| | | ✓ | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|two independent clauses combined by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) | |two independent clauses combined by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS) | ||
|coordinate clauses (both independent) | |coordinate clauses (both independent) | ||
| | | ✓ | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|a part of a sentence that contains a subject & a verb but is not a complete | |a part of a sentence that contains a subject & a verb but is not a complete thought | ||
thought | |||
|dependent clause | |dependent clause | ||
| | | ✓ | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|a part of a sentence that contains two or more words but does not have | |a part of a sentence that contains two or more words but does not have both a subject & verb (not a [[Vocabulary:Finite verb|finite verb]]) | ||
both a subject & verb (not a [[Vocabulary:Finite verb|finite verb]]) | |||
|phrase | |phrase | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|Rides a sleigh driven by reindeer through the air to deliver Christmas presents | |Rides a sleigh driven by reindeer through the air to deliver Christmas presents | ||
|proper noun | |proper noun | ||
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|} | |} | ||