Phrases, Clauses, and Sentence Structure Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• dependent : a clause that does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence; has a subject and a verb
• simple : a sentence that contains one independent clause
• compound : a sentence that contains two independent clauses and is joined together with a comma and a coordinating conjunction or a semicolon
• compound complex : a sentence containing two independent clauses and at lease one dependent clause
• phrase : a group of words working together that either has a subject or a verb, but not both
• clause : a group of words working together that has both a subject and a verb
• verb : the action, what the subject is doing in the clause/sentence
• complex : a sentence containing one independent clause and at lease one dependent clause joined by a subordinating conjunction or relative pronoun
• coordinating : a conjunction that joins two independent clauses together in a compound or compound-complex sentence; a comma comes before the coordination conjunction
• relative pronoun : a word that is used to connect to a noun or pronoun but can also function as a subject in a dependent clause
• subject : who or what the sentence is about, does the action of the verb in the clause/sentence
• independent : a clause that expresses a complete thought that can stand alone as a sentence; has a subject and a verb
• subordinating : a conjunction that joins an independent clause and a dependent clause in a complex or compound-complex sentence.