NAME THE MISSING COORDINATING CONJUNCTION
They got there early, _____ they got really good seats.
What is "and"?
A sentence with two or more independent clauses
What is a compound sentence?
It was getting dark, and we weren't near the cabin yet.
What is an example of a compound sentence?
England, France, and Spain battled each other for control of North America.
What is "England," "North America" and "France"?
Name the types of sentences
What are: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex?
He didn't want to go to the dentist, ____ he went anyway.
What is "but" or "yet"?
A group of words that have a subject and a verb and could stand alone as a complete sentence.
What is an independent clause?
The sky is clear; the stars are twinkling.
What is an example of a compound sentence?
Identify the subject(s) in the following sentence: Parties and dances are usually fun and can be thrilling.
What is "parties" and "dances"?
Everyone was busy, ___ I went to the movie alone.
What is "so"?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What are the seven coordinating conjunctions?
He turned in the research paper on Friday.
What is an example of a simple sentence?
Identify the subject(s) and verb(s) of the following sentence. Michael seemed scared, but Bob showed courage.
What are subjects: "Michael" and "Bob"?
What are verbs: "seemed" and "showed"?
What are FANBOYS called?
What are coordinating conjunctions?
Cats are good pets, ___ they are clean and are not noisy.
What is "for"?
This part of a sentence or clause tells what it is about or who or what performs the action.
What is a subject?
She only paints with bold colors.
What is an example of a simple sentence?
Identify the subject(s) and verb(s) in the following sentence. The men got home at sunset, for their hike had taken all day.
What are subjects: "men" and "hike"?
What are verbs: "got" and "had taken"?
Identify the type of sentence:
He said he was not there yesterday; many people saw him there
What is compound sentence?
They had no ice cream left at home, ___ did they have money to go to the store.
What is "nor"?
This part of a sentence has two or more main verbs attached to one subject.
What is a compound predicate?
Alex and Thomas ate pizza and drank pop.
What is an example of a simple sentence (with a compound subject and a compound predicate)?
Identify the subject(s) and verb(s) in the following sentence:
I missed my sister and want to see her again soon.
What is subject: "I"?
What are verbs: "missed" and "want"?
Identify the two independent clauses in the following sentence. Jake pried the door open, and they rushed inside
What is "Jake pried the door open" and "they rushed inside"