Clauses
Which type of clause cannot exist on its own as a sentence?
Dependent Clause
Why don't Dependent Clauses have end punctuation?
They cannot exist on their own as a sentence.
My mother never wanted a daughter.
The above is which of the following:
a) Dependent Clause
b) Simple Sentence
c) Complex Sentence
b) Simple Sentence
True or False?
A clause can also be a simple sentence.
True
Where does the comma go in the following complex sentence?
Because Donny hated the dentist he decided to hide in the dirty laundry.
after "dentist"
Identify the Independent Clause in the following sentence:
After going to school, Sammy went to the malt shop for three burgers and a milkshake.
Sammy went to the malt shop for three burgers and a milkshake.
What is another name for an Independent Clause
Main Clause
Which of the following could exist as a simple sentence?
a) Joey never knows.
b) Even if Joey has a mother,
c) Since Joey has two sisters,
a) Joey never knows.
What word or connective when removed would change the following Dependent Clause into an Independent Clause?
Although baseball has never been my favorite sport
Although
What do we call a sentence containing both Independent and Dependent Clauses?
Complex Sentence
When do we use a comma in a complex sentence?
If the sentence starts with a Dependent Clause.
Which word (connective) best completes the following complex sentence?
David will be grumpy tomorrow_____________ he goes to sleep before 9pm.
a) although
b) unless
c) so that
b) unless
What is another name for a Dependent Clause?
Subordinate Clause
Which of the following is considered a complex sentence?
a) Carrie does her homework.
b) Although Carrie had a huge collection of books,
c) Carrie ate some toast as she drank her milk.
c) Carrie ate some toast as she drank her milk.
True or False?
A Multi-Clause Sentences is the same as a Complex Sentence.
True