Conjunctions
The fish swam, and dolphins ate.
and
T/F This a simple sentence: The cat and the dog ran and rolled around in the yard.
True.
A compound sentence contains 2 ___________ thoughts. Fill in the blank
complete
A complex sentence has _________ and ___________.
1 independent clause and 1 or more dependent clauses
What is an independent clause? (you must list 2 traits)
it has a subject and a verb and it can stand alone.
Although the child ate his dinner, he still begged at the table.
Although
T/F This is a simple sentence: Mom and Dad went home while I stayed at the mall.
False -- Complex Sentence
True or False
This is a compound sentence:
Jody and Steve ate ice cream and went to the park.
False -- It's a simple sentence with a compound subject and a compound predicate
What is the independent clause in this sentence?
The game will be delayed unless it stops raining.
The game will be delayed
What is a dependent clause? (list two traits)
A group of words that has a subject and a verb and CANNOT stand alone.
Since I earned an A on my English test, Mom took me out to the beach.
Since
Rocky and JoJo left early because they were tired.
No.
True or False? This is a compound sentence: Soccer is played everywhere; I played soccer in England.
True
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
What is a compound sentence?
A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses joined together with a conjunction or a semicolon
We can go to the movies at 9 unless the car won't start.
unless
True or False? A simple sentence can have a compound subject or a compound predicate.
True
Fill in the blank: Jason Aldean sang a song last night on tv ______ I didn't get to watch it. Hint: there are 2 parts to the answer
, but
Both an independent clause and a dependent clause contain two things. What are they?
a subject and a verb
What is a complex sentence?
A complex sentence has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
Instead of learning how to identify clauses, Jack spent his time watching TV; consequently, his ability to identify loose and periodic sentences suffered immensely.
but
Ture or False: A simple sentence can sometimes include a dependent clause.
False
What are the 7 conjunctions that can be found in a compound sentence?
and
but
for
or
nor
so
yet
List 5 subordinating conjunctions
Answers will vary but must be subordinating conjunctions:
after
although
as
because
before
even if
even though
if
in order thatonce
provided that
rather than
since
so that
than
that
though
unless
until
when
whenever
where
whereas
wherever
whether
while
why
What is a simple sentence?
1 complete thought or one independent clause.