Sentences
What is a complete group of words that expresses a complete thought?
A sentence / complete sentence
A clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence.
What is an independent clause?
What type of sentence has one independent clause?
Simple
What punctuation usually comes before a FANBOYS conjunction joining two independent clauses?
Comma
What is the difference between a sentence and a fragment?
A sentence is a complete thought; a fragment is not.
A group of words that does not express a complete thought.
What is a fragment?
A clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
What is a dependent clause?
What type of sentence has two independent clauses?
Compound
Which FANBOYS conjunction would best complete: “I wanted to go, ___ it was raining.”
But
Identify the sentence type: “The dog barked, and the cat ran.”
Compound
Is this a sentence or fragment? “Because I forgot my homework.”
Fragment
identify the dependent clause: “When the bell rang, the students packed their bags.”
“When the bell rang”
What type of sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause?
Complex
What is missing from this sentence? “I studied for the test but I still got nervous.”
A comma before but
How do you turn these two sentences into a compound sentence: “I finished my homework. I watched TV.”
,FANBOY
Fix this fragment: “While I was walking home.”
Answers Vary
How can you tell the difference between an independent and dependent clause?
An independent clause can stand alone; a dependent clause cannot stand alone and often begins with a subordinating conjunction
What type of sentence has 2 independent clauses and 1 dependent clause?
Compound-Complex Sentence
Correct the punctuation: “I wanted pizza but my brother wanted burgers.”
“I wanted pizza, but my brother wanted burgers.”
Create a compound-complex sentence that contains three clauses.
VARY
What makes a group of words a complete sentence? Name two things it needs.
It needs a subject and a predicate/verb and must express a complete thought.
How many independent clauses are in this sentence? “After the game ended, we went home, and we ordered pizza.”
2
Identify the sentence type: “When the movie ended, we left the theater, and we went home.”
Compound-complex
Explain why a comma is needed in: “I wanted to play outside, but it started raining.”
The comma separates the two independent clauses before the coordinating conjunction but.
Create a complex sentence
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