DEFINE (definitions can be found throughout the lessons):

Question

clause (Lesson 2) –

dependent clause (Lesson 2)–

independent clause (Lesson 2) –

phrase (Lesson 2) –

simple sentence (Lesson 3 ) –

compound sentence (Lesson 3) –
complex sentence (Lesson 3) -

modifiers (Lesson 6) –

dangling modifier (Lesson 6) –

pronoun (Lesson 6) –

main clause (Lesson 6, page 9) –

subordinate clause Lesson 6, page 9) –

relative pronouns (Lesson 6, page 10) –

Answer 1

- clause: A group of words that contains a subject and a predicate.
- dependent clause: A clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and depends on an independent clause for its meaning.
- independent clause: A clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence.
- phrase: A group of words that acts as a unit in a sentence but does not have a subject and a predicate.
- simple sentence: A sentence that consists of just one independent clause.
- compound sentence: A sentence that consists of two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction or semicolon.
- complex sentence: A sentence that consists of one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
- modifiers: Words or phrases that provide additional information about other words in a sentence.
- dangling modifier: A modifier that is misplaced in a sentence and does not clearly modify the intended word or phrase.
- pronoun: A word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence.
- main clause: The independent clause in a complex sentence that contains the main idea.
- subordinate clause: The dependent clause in a complex sentence that provides additional information and cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
- relative pronouns: Pronouns such as "who," "whom," "whose," "which," and "that" used to introduce dependent clauses that provide additional information about a noun.