A set of words typically containing a subject and predicate.
Syntax:
The arrangement of words and phrases to create sentences.
Simple:
Type of sentence containing only one clause, subject and predicate.
Compound:
Type of sentence with more than one subject or predicate. Joined with a conjunction. Both clauses must make sense on their own
Complex:
Type of sentence containing a subordinate clause/ subordinate clauses. (subordinate meaning it can’t stand alone as a complete sentence).
Minor:
A sentence lacking the grammatical completeness of a full sentence. Often used to capture speech. Does not contain an independent clause. Relies on other sentences for context
Independent Clause:
A clause that can form a complete sentence standing alone, containing a subject and a predicate.
Dependent Clause:
A group of words with a subject and a verb. It cannot form its own sentence; it can’t stand alone.
Marker Word:
Word used to indicate the connection between ideas. Used to join an independent and dependent clause in a complex sentence.
E.g. When it stops raining, we will play baseball.
“When” is the marker since it creates a relationship between the independent clause “we will play baseball” and the dependent clause which doesn’t make sense without the connection to the independent clause “it stops raining”
