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** IC = "independent clause" | ** IC = "independent clause" | ||
** DC = "dependent clause" | ** DC = "dependent clause" | ||
** Phr = "phrase" | |||
** SV = "subject + verb" | ** SV = "subject + verb" | ||
** SVO = "subject + verb + object" | ** SVO = "subject + verb + object" | ||
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*** ex. "I was hungry, so I bought a burger" = two IC w/ a CC | *** ex. "I was hungry, so I bought a burger" = two IC w/ a CC | ||
*** add the CS "since" = Since I was hungry, I bought a burger" = DC, IC ("Since I was hungry is not a complete thought, therefore it is a DC, or subordinate clause) | *** add the CS "since" = Since I was hungry, I bought a burger" = DC, IC ("Since I was hungry is not a complete thought, therefore it is a DC, or subordinate clause) | ||
* '''requisite or necessary phrase''' | * '''requisite or necessary clause or phrase''' (Phr) | ||
** just | ** just as SV or SVO are not separated by punctuation (because they are necessary or required of each other to make sense): | ||
*** some phrases are requisite or necessary to complete a thought, which means they are not separated from the main clause by punctuation | *** some clauses and phrases are requisite or necessary to complete a thought, which means they are not separated from the main clause by punctuation | ||
*** ex. "I bought the shoes that were on sale" << "that were on sale" is necessary to the idea that "I bought" particular shoes | *** ex. "I bought the shoes that were on sale" << "that were on sale" is necessary to the idea that "I bought" particular shoes | ||
** see "Relative clause" below for more on essential and non-essential sentence elements | |||
* '''prepositions''' | * '''prepositions''' | ||
** such as ''about, by, from, near, of, on'' , etc. | ** such as ''about, by, from, near, of, on'' , etc. | ||
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** "A little brat, my brother Steve hates Minecraft" | ** "A little brat, my brother Steve hates Minecraft" | ||
** "An expert gamer, my other brother John loves Minecraft" | ** "An expert gamer, my other brother John loves Minecraft" | ||
** these phrases are not essential for the sentence to make sense | *** these phrases are not essential for the sentence to make sense | ||
* See: | * See: | ||
**[http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/appositive.htm The Appositive: Recognize an appositive when you find one (chompchomp.com)] | **[http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/appositive.htm The Appositive: Recognize an appositive when you find one (chompchomp.com)] | ||