compound, compound complex, and simple

Compound

100

A compound sentence contains 2 ___________ . Fill in the blank

independent clauses

or

complete sentences

200

True or False This is a compound sentence: Jody and Steve ate ice cream.

False -- It's a simple sentence

300

What punctuation mark can take the place of a comma and conjunction.

semicolon ;

400

TRUE/FALSE This is a compound sentence: Jason Aldean sang a song last night on tv, but I didn't get to watch it.

TRUE

500

What are the seven conjunctions that can be seen in a compound sentence?

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

Compound-Complex

100

TRUE/FALSE: A compound-complex sentence has one independent clause and one dependent clause.

FALSE

200

Identify the DEPENDENT clause: Some students do poorly on assignments because they do not turn in their work, and they get a bad grade.

because they do not turn in their work.

300

What is an independent clause?

A group of words that has a subject and a verb and CAN stand alone.

400

TRUE/FALSE Is the following sentence a compound-complex sentence?  After the party, Susan cleaned the room, and she went to bed.

FALSE - After the party is a phrase not a clause making this a compound sentence.

500

What is a compound sentence?

Has two or more independent clauses joined together with a FANBOYS conjunction or a semi-colon.

Complex

100

A complex sentence has an _________ clause and a ______ clause.

independent and dependent

200

What is the independent clause in this sentence? The game will be delayed unless it stops raining.

The game will be delayed

300

What is the dependent clause in the sentence? While we are learning to jump rope, they are learning to juggle.

While we are learning to jump rope

400

Both an independent clause and a dependent clause contain two things. what are they?

a subject and a predicate

500

TRUE/FALSE This is a complex sentence:

After the game, we went to Pizza Shuttle for dinner.

False - there is no dependent clause.

Simple

100

T/F This a simple sentence: The cat and the dog ran and rolled around in the yard.

True.

200

T/F This is a simple sentence: Mom and Dad went home while I stayed at the mall.

False -- Complex Sentence

300

Do simple sentences have a subject and a predicate?

Yes.

400

True or False? A simple sentence can have a comma.

True - example: Tammy, Shiela, and Renee went to the game.

500

What always starts a simple sentence and ends a simple sentence?

Capital Letter and Punctuation!

EMS Potpourri

100

Where did Mr. Jacob's live when he was in Middle School? 

a) Olathe, Ks 

b) Lawrence, Ks

c) Baldwin, Ks

d) Perry-Lecompton, Ks

A - Olathe 

200

What song was #1 the year Mrs. Garner was born?

a) Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas (1974)

b) Let's Get Physical by Olivia Newton John (1981)

c) Gonna Make You Sweat by CC Music Factory (1990)

d) YMCA by The Village People (1978)

B - Let's Get Physical

300

Correctly spell the 7th grade science teacher's name.

S-T-A-D-A-L-M-A-N

400

Mrs. Cross was born on Aug. 8, 1974. How old is she in months?

565 months old

500

What movie was number #1 at the box office when Mrs. Kennedy graduated high school?

a) Crocodile Dundee II (1988)

b) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

c) Pretty Woman (1990)

d) What About Bob? (1991)

C - Pretty Woman