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Grammar for high school admissions tests (view source)
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** contains a finite verb | ** contains a finite verb | ||
** makes a complete thought | ** makes a complete thought | ||
*** ''The dog | *** ''The dog plays.'' | ||
**** as opposed to ''Since he | **** as opposed to ''Since he plays <<'' which is not a complete thought. | ||
* a sentence can be a combination of '''clauses''' and '''phrases''' | * a sentence can be a combination of '''clauses''' and '''phrases''' | ||
** but every sentence has at its basis a subject and verb | ** but every sentence has at its basis a subject and verb | ||
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== Clause == | == Clause == | ||
* part of a sentence that contains a '''finite verb''' | * part of a sentence that contains a '''finite verb''' | ||
* if the clause could be a sentence by itself, it is an '''independent clause''' | * if the clause could be a sentence by itself, it is an '''independent clause''' | ||
* if the clause cannot be a sentence by itself, it is a '''dependent clause''' | * if the clause cannot be a sentence by itself, it is a '''dependent clause''' | ||
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* a part of a sentence that contains a finite verb and can be a sentence by itself | * a part of a sentence that contains a finite verb and can be a sentence by itself | ||
* an independent clause that is by itself is a sentence | * an independent clause that is by itself is a sentence | ||
** ex. '''''The dog | ** ex. '''''The dog plays happily''', since I gave him a bone'' | ||
*** "The dog | *** "The dog plays happily" could be a complete sentence if by itself, so it is an IC | ||
*** by adding the dependent clause, "since I gave him a bone," we create a larger sentence. | *** by adding the dependent clause, "since I gave him a bone," we create a larger sentence. | ||
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* a part of a sentence that contains a finite verb but cannot be a sentence by itself | * a part of a sentence that contains a finite verb but cannot be a sentence by itself | ||
* ex. ''The dog | * ex. ''The dog plays happily, '''since I gave him a bone''''' | ||
* <u>test</u>: | * <u>test</u>: | ||
** if the clause by itself leaves a question or remains an inconmplete thought, it is a dependent clause | ** if the clause by itself leaves a question or remains an inconmplete thought, it is a dependent clause | ||