Module 5 Vocabulary
Chronological Organization
Complex Sentence
Compound Sentence
Compound-Complex Sentence
Concluding Sentence
Dependent Clause
Independent Clause
Sequential Organization
Simple Sentence
Supporting Sentence
Topic Sentence
- the arrangement of events in their order of occurrence
Complex Sentence
- a sentence containing one or more dependent clauses in addition to the main clause
Compound Sentence
- a sentence that contains two or more independent clauses with no subordinate clauses
Compound-Complex Sentence
- a sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses
Concluding Sentence
- last sentence in a body paragraph
Dependent Clause
- a group of words containing both a subject and a verb that cannot stand by itself as a complete sentence
Independent Clause
- a group of words that contains both a subject and a verb and that can stand by itself as a complete sentence
Sequential Organization
- a pattern of organization that shows the order in which events or actions occur
Simple Sentence
- sentence having only one independent clause
Supporting Sentence
- sentences that explain the ideas expressed in a topic sentence
Topic Sentence
- sentence that states the main idea of a paragraph