Identify the Clauses
How many independent clauses are in this sentence?
What are they?
The bell rang, and students rushed into the hallway.
2 independent clauses are in this sentence
The bell rang
students rushed into the hallway
Two part question:
1: What is the purpose of a coordinating conjunction?
2: What do we need to add before the coordinating conjunction?
1: To connect two independent clauses
2: A comma
What type of sentence is this?:
The bright orange sunset slowly faded behind the mountains as the cool evening air settled over the quiet town.
Complete Sentence
Identify the dependent clause and the independent clause.
Although the rain fell steadily, the runners continued the race.
Dependent: Although the rain fell steadily
Independent: the runners continued the race
Fix the run-on:
The mall was packed I still found the shoes I wanted.
Answer example:
The mall was packed, but I still found the shoes I wanted.
(other answers are acceptable)
How many dependent clauses are there?
Identify them:
Although the rain was pouring down and the field was muddy, the championship game continued without delay.
Although the rain was pouring down
Name the coordinating conjunctions under FANBOYS
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What type of sentence is this?:
Although the rain poured heavily outside the stadium and ruined the game.
Sentence fragment
Identify both independent clauses and the coordinating conjunction.
The gym was crowded, but the athletes kept training.
Independent clause 1: The gym was crowded
Independent clause 2: the athletes kept training
Coordinating conjunction: but
Fix the fragment:
Because my makeup took longer than expected.
Answer example:
Because my makeup took longer than expected, I was late leaving the house.
How many independent clauses are in this sentence?
What are they?
Because the gym was crowded, we waited outside, and we talked with friends.
2
we waited outside
we talked with friends.
What coordinating conjunction connects the two independent clauses?
Although the storm grew stronger and the waves crashed against the ship, the sailors stayed calm, yet they continued steering through the rough water.
What type of sentence is this?:
The bell rang loudly the students rushed into the hallway the teachers tried to quiet the crowd.
Run-on sentence
How many clauses are in the sentence below? Identify them and what kind of clause they are.
When the music started, students stood up, and they began dancing.
3 total clauses
Dependent clause: When the music started
Independent clause 1: students stood up
Independent clause 2: they began dancing
Turn this into a compound sentence:
The workout was exhausting. I finished every set.
Answer example:
The workout was exhausting, but I finished every set.
Identify the independent clause(s) and the dependent clause.
As the crowd became quieter and the final seconds disappeared from the scoreboard, the player released the ball, and the fans held their breath.
Dependent clause:
As the crowd became quieter and the final seconds disappeared from the scoreboard
Independent clauses:
the player released the ball
the fans held their breath
How many coordinating conjunctions are in this sentence? Identify them.
Because the bell finally rang and everyone wanted to get outside, the students rushed to the playground, but the teacher reminded them to walk, and several kids ran ahead anyway.
Answer: 2
Coordinating conjunctions: but, and
(tricky: the first and does not connect two independent clauses!)
What type of sentence is this?
Although the workout was exhausting, I finished strong, and I felt proud afterward.
Compound-complex
Identify the dependent clause, the independent clauses, and the coordinating conjunction.
Although the final level was difficult, the player kept trying, and he finally defeated the boss.
Dependent clause: Although the final level was difficult
Independent clause 1: the player kept trying
Independent clause 2: he finally defeated the boss
Coordinating conjunction: and
Turn this into a compound-complex sentence:
We planned to hang out all weekend. The weather was terrible.
Answer example: Although the weather was terrible, we planned to hang out all weekend, and we still had