2. Good old Grammar! Subject- who or what the subject is about Predicate- verb of the sentence Verb- action or being word Noun- person, place, thing Adjective- describes the noun Adverb- modifies the verb The pony jumped over the fence. Synonym Your turn– spice the sentence up- add an adjective

3. Clauses Clause- a group of words that makes sense as a sentence on its own Main clause Subordinate clause: group of words that contains subject and verb but does not make sense on its own, and must be linked to a main clause. Leftovers from her plate. Her cat loved to eat leftovers from her plate. Being chosen for the lead role. Being chosen for the lead role wasn’t what Tara had in mind when she tried out for the play.

4. Complex Sentence- has one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses. Subordinate Clause Main Clause As she scanned the horizon, she saw a sailboat. Compound-Complex Sentence- has two or more main clauses and one or more subordinate clauses. Subordinate Clause Main Clause By the time the Coastguard arrived, Karen had already rowed Main Clause out and the desperate sailors had clambered aboard.

5. Main and Subordinate Clause main clause The school just started a cooperative work program, Subordinate clause which will give valuable work experience.

6. Sentences Sentence- a group of words that expresses a complete thought and that contains a subject, a verb, and any necessary compliments. Types of sentences Simple Sentence- has one main clause, consisting of a subject and a predicate. S P Karen gathered raspberries on the hillside. Compound Sentence- has two or more main clauses linked by a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon Main Clause CC Main Clause She filled the bowl, and then she looked out to the harbor.

7. Comma’s Comma Splice- two main clauses joined by a comma Run on sentence- two or more main clauses written as one sentence without any or adequate punctuation between them. Coordinating conjunction- link two or more words or groups of words of equal importance: and, but, nor, for, yet, so