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a group of words that functions in a sentence as a single part of speech. do not contain a subject and a verb
phrase
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a prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun by telling what kind or which one
adjective phrase
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a prepositional phrase that modifies a verb, adverb, or an adjective
adverb phrase
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a noun or pronoun placed after another noun or pronoun to identify, rename, or explain the proceeding word
appositive
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a form of a verb that acts as an adjectiveinfinitive- the form of a verb that comes after the word to and acts as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb
participle
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has a subject and verb and can stand by itself as a complete sentence
independent clause
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has a subject and a verb but cannot stand by itself as a sentence
subordinate clause
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a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or pronoun
adjective clause
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a subordinate clause that modifies a verb, adjective , or adverb
adverb clause
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consists of a single independent clause
simple sentence
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consists if 2 or more independent clauses
compound sentence
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consists of 1 independent clause and 1 or more subordinate clauses
complex sentence
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the form of a verb that comes after the word to and acts as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb
infinitive
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