What is: A complete thought with one subject and one predicate.
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An independent clause is
What is: A subject or/and predicate all by itself.
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A dependent clause is:
Give an example
What is: A sentence part that cannot stand alone? Example:
The dog ate the cat because it was hungry.
(because it was hungry)
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A compound sentence is:
What is: Two complete sentences combined with a comma and a conjunction.
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A complex sentence is:
What is: A sentence having one independent and one one dependent clause.
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True or False: Is this a simple sentence: The dog loves Myles, but he hates the cat.
False
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True or false: This is an independent clause: The dog ate the people.
True
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What part is the dependent clause: The people killed the dog because it was hungry.
What is: because it was hungry
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T/F;This sentence is compound: if false, what kind of sentence is it? Jeff went to get pizza, but he made the wrong turn.
True
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T/F; This is a complex sentence: Explain your answer.
Although Delia and Myles ran from Jeff, Myles did not escape.
What is True? A complex sentence usually has although, nor, yet, so etc.
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Make the sentence simple.
Myles's foot itches, but he got it to stop itching.
What is take out , but he got it to stop itching.
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After he dug the grave, his wife died. The independent part of the sentence is.
What is: His wife died is independent
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What clause in the sentence dependent
No matter how fast Myles runs, he can never outrun Jeff.
What is: No matter how fast Myles runs,
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This sentence is compound. Explain why.
Jackson quit the game because he said we were cheating, but he wanted to eat food, and watch TV
What is , But, and 2 complete thoughts
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What are the independent and dependent clauses in these sentences? Myles enjoys sitting by the fire, but he has no money because he lost job.
Independent: Myles enjoys sitting by the fire,
Dependent: because he lost his job
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Can you change this sentence to a simple sentence. If yes, how?
Delia made cookies and brownies, but she made a fire burning them.
What is yes. Ex. Delia burnt the cookies.
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Make a sentence using an independent clause.
What is I enjoy sitting by the fireplace and reading. (results will vary)
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Make a sentence using a dependent clause and name it.
What is: What the girl did was not very helpful. (results will vary) (What the girl did)
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This is a compound sentence: Delia jumped in the lake, but Myles was too scared.
What is yes
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Is this a complex sentence? When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page.
What is Yes
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A simple sentence is also called...
What is an Independent clause
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Name the choice that is the independent clause. Before Raoul bought his new car, he remembered that his grandmother might give him her old sedan.
A. The independent clause is Before Raoul bought his new car.
B. He remembered that his grandmother might give him her old sedan.
C. There are two independent clauses here.
What is B.
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What is the dependent clause. When Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz, he got an F-
What is: When Jim studied in the Sweet Shop for his chemistry quiz,
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What makes this sentence a compound sentence? Delia was getting chased by a car; however she got away.
What is: It has two complete thoughts and ; however
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What makes this sentence complex? Myles felt sick after he ate the lasagna that John had cooked.
What is: after he ate the lasagna that John had cooked