Types of Clauses
What type of clause is:
'The girl walked forward'
Main Clause
What clauses does a simple sentence consist of?
What must relative clauses start with?
relative pronouns
In a compound sentence, does the conjunction have to go in the middle or can it go elsewhere?
It has to go in the middle.
A subordinating conjunction is used in...
(at the start of) subordinate clauses
What type of clause is:
'because she felt like it'
Subordinate clause
What clauses are in a complex sentence?
1 Other Clause (Dependent Clause)
Any clause that doesn't makes sense on it's own is called a ...
Dependent Clause
True or false.
Relative clauses come straight after a noun.
True
What are coordinating conjunctions used for?
Joining main clauses in a compound sentence
What type of clause is:
'Since I got 100% on my test'
What type of sentence has the following pattern:
Main clause + conjunction + Main clause
Any clause that makes sense on its own is called a...
Independent Clause
In a complex sentence, does the subordinate clause go at the start or finish of the sentence?
Both
Name a subordinating conjunction.
If it is a conjunction that isn't a FANBOYS conjunction, then yes, well done.
What type of clause is:
'when I left the room'
Relative Clause
What type of sentence has 2 Main Clauses and 1 Dependent Clause?
A Compound-Complex Sentence
List 5 relative pronouns.
List 5 of the following:
That, Which, Who, Whose, When, Where
If a subordinate clause comes before the main clause in a complex sentence, does it need a comma?
Yes
What is the coordinating conjunctions acronym and name 1 of the conjunctions.
FANBOYS
(for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)