Compound/Complex Sentences
What word often joins two independent clauses in a compound sentence?
A coordinating conjunction (like and, but, or, so, for, nor, yet).
What part of speech is the word quickly?
Adverb.
What is an independent clause?
A group of words that can stand alone as a complete sentence.
What kind of sentence is this?
I love pizza.
Simple sentence.
Where should the comma go?
I bought apples oranges and bananas.
I bought apples, oranges, and bananas.
Identify the sentence type:
I wanted to play basketball, but it was too cold.
Compound sentence.
What part of speech is the word under in this sentence: The cat hid under the bed.
Preposition.
What is a dependent clause?
A group of words that has a subject and verb but cannot stand alone.
What kind of sentence is this?
I wanted to go outside, but it was raining.
Compound sentence.
Add commas where needed:
After lunch we went to the park.
After lunch, we went to the park.
Identify the sentence type:
Because I studied, I passed the test.
Complex sentence.
Which word in this sentence is an interjection?
Wow! That was an amazing performance!
Wow!
Identify the dependent clause:
When the bell rang, the students ran to lunch.
When the bell rang.
Identify the sentence type:
When I finished my homework, I watched TV.
Complex sentence.
Which sentence correctly uses commas?
A) My dog who is brown loves to dig.
B) My dog, who is brown, loves to dig.
B) My dog, who is brown, loves to dig.
Combine these ideas into a compound sentence:
She read a book. He watched a movie.
She read a book, and he watched a movie.
Identify the part of speech: The dog barked loudly.
Verb.
Combine these two sentences with a subordinating conjunction:
We missed the bus. It started to rain.
We missed the bus because it started to rain. OR Because we missed the bus, it started to rain.
Create a compound sentence using the word and.
(Examples vary) I finished my project, and I turned it in on time.
What rule explains why this comma is needed?
Because it was raining, we stayed inside.
A comma separates a dependent clause from an independent clause when the dependent clause comes first.
What part of speech is the italicized word?
She apologized for interrupting the teacher.
Subject, predicate, appositive, gerund, infinitive, participle, contraction, indirect object, or direct object.
A gerund.
Identify all parts of speech in this sentence:
She quietly gave the tired teacher a red apple.
She = pronoun
quietly = adverb
gave = verb
the = article
tired = adjective
teacher = noun
a = article
red = adjective
apple = noun
Identify both clauses and label them:
Although the team practiced hard, they still lost the game.
Although the team practiced hard = Dependent clause; they still lost the game = Independent clause.
What kind of sentence is this?
Although I was tired, I finished my homework, and then I went to bed.
Compound-complex sentence.
Fix the commas in this sentence:
During the storm we lost power water flooded the basement and the cat hid under the bed.
During the storm, we lost power, water flooded the basement, and the cat hid under the bed.