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  1. complex sentence
    a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause
  2. compound sentence
    a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses
  3. conjunction
    a function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases
  4. coordinating conjunction
    a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents
  5. declarative
    a mood that represents the act or state as an objective fact
  6. dependent clause
    a section in a complex sentence that cannot stand alone
  7. direct object
    the object that receives the direct action of the verb
  8. imperative
    a grammatical mood that expresses a command or exhortation
  9. independent clause
    a section in a complex sentence that can stand alone
  10. indirect object
    the object that is the recipient or beneficiary of the action of the verb
  11. interrogative
    a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
  12. object
    (grammar) a noun or noun equivalent that is acted upon
  13. paragraph
    one of several distinct subdivisions of a text
  14. predicate
    the constituent of a sentence containing the verb
  15. run-on sentence
    an ungrammatical sentence in which two or more independent clauses are conjoined without a conjunction
  16. simple sentence
    a sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses
  17. subject
    one of the two main constituents of a sentence
  18. subordinating conjunction
    a conjunction that introduces a dependent clause
  19. topic sentence
    a statement that provides the main idea of a paragraph
Created on Wed Jan 18 10:32:04 EST 2017 (updated Wed Mar 29 15:46:16 EDT 2017)

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