A Review

[Jodi Turchin]

Read the following sentence:

While going to the store, Ms. Turchin ran into a former student, her best from the previous year, but the student completely forgot Ms. Turchin's name.

What are the component parts of this sentence? Can you identify them?

1. While going to the store

2. Ms. Turchin ran into a former student

3. into a former student

4. her best from the previous year

5. from the previous year

6. but the student completely forgot Ms. Turchin's name.

7. What are the two main ideas in this sentence?

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[jennifer94]

1. prepositional phrase

2. independent clause

3. prepositional phrase

4. appositive phrase

5. prepositional phrase

6. coordinating conjunction (but) and independent clause

7. Ms. Turchin ran into a former student; the student forgot her name.

8. Subject & Predicate

[Jodi Turchin]

Subject and predicate are not main ideas.