Aplia Grammar Tutorial 1. Simple Sentences and Compound Sentences Simple Sentences Use the following list of key terms to help you answer the questions that follow. Term Conjunctive Adverbs Definition Words that indicate that the following clause is an independent clause; they also work as transitional devices, allowing the writer to indicate the relationship between ideas in independent causes. Some conjunctive adverbs use more than one word: in fact, in contrast, as a result, that is Coordinating Conjunction A word that joins words or word groups with the same grammatical structure Dependent A group of words that may contain a subject dause is not a sentence Clause s but does not contain a complete thought; a dependent Independent Clause Consists of a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought Predicate Subject A verbal phrase that shows the action or incates a state of being for the subject of the sentence A noun or pronoun that controls the verb in a sentence Conjunctions used to introduce dependent clauses Subordinating Conjunction Aplia Grammar Tutorial 1. Simple Sentences and Compound Sentences Simple Sentences Use the following list of key terms to help you answer the questions that follow. Term Conjunctive Adverbs Definition Words that indicate that the following clause is an independent clause; they also work as transitional devices, allowing the writer to indicate the relationship between ideas in independent causes. Some conjunctive adverbs use more than one word: in fact, in contrast, as a result, that is Coordinating Conjunction A word that joins words or word groups with the same grammatical structure Dependent A group of words that may contain a subject dause is not a sentence Clause s but does not contain a complete thought; a dependent Independent Clause Consists of a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought Predicate Subject A verbal phrase that shows the action or incates a state of being for the subject of the sentence A noun or pronoun that controls the verb in a sentence Conjunctions used to introduce dependent clauses Subordinating Conjunction