COMM 212 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Adpositional Phrase, Independent Clause, Dependent Clause
23 Jan 2017
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The building blocks of complete sentences: phrases and clauses: Phrase: a group of words containing either a subject or verb, which cannot stand on its own as a complete sentence. Subject: the word or group of words in a phrase, clause, or sentence that acts or is acted upon. Verb: the word or group of words in a phrase, clause, or sentence that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being. Clause: a group of related words containing a subject and a complete verb. Independent clause: a clause that functions on its own as an independent grammatical unit. Dependent clause (subordinate clause): a clause that cannot function on its own as an independent grammatical unit. Dependent marker: if, as, because, since, or although. To be complete and effective, a sentence must have 2 things: a subject and a complete verb. Simple sentence: contains one main independent clause we will vote on the issue.
