This statement is false.
True or False?
Compound sentences always have two dependent clauses and one independent clause.
The definition of a compound sentence.
What is a sentence that contains two or more independent clauses(simple sentences)?
This is a simple sentence.
Is this a simple sentence?
I ate dinner then played basketball outside in my yard.
Something a compound sentence does.
What can express two thoughts in one sentence?
The definition of a simple sentence.
What contains 1 independent clause and stands alone as a complete sentence?
This statement is false.
True or False:
Complex sentences have one dependent clause and two independent clauses.
This is not a simple sentence.
Is this a simple sentence?
I washed my car, and then I wiped off the water.
This is not a simple sentence.
"I walked around the park, and then I went to get ice cream." is a simple sentence or not?
This is a complex sentence.
Is this a complex sentence?
Before she watched the movie, she went to go get snacks.
Something a simple sentence does.
What sentence expresses a complete thought?
The definition of a complex sentence.
What is a sentence that has one independent clause, and at least one dependent clause?
Something a compound sentence has.
What sentence has a comma and then a conjunction?(FANBOYS)
I went to go feed my dog, and I fed my cat too.
Which one is a compound sentence?
Annie went fishing with her father.
I went to go feed my dog, and I fed my cat too.
When she went inside the house, she forgot her keys, so she went back to the car and got them.
This is a compound sentence.
Is this a compound sentence?
That horse looks beautiful, and it looks like a unicorn.
This is not a complex sentence.
Before I went swimming, I put on my swimsuit, and I jumped in the water.