Conjunctions
The fish swam, and dolphins ate.
What is, “and?”
True or False. This a simple sentence: The cat and the dog ran and rolled around in the yard.
What is “True?”
While the sentence contains the conjunction “and”, what it joins are the subject and the predicate, not two independent clauses.
A compound sentence contains 2 or more ___________ thoughts.
What is “complete?”
These make up a complex sentence.
What is an independent and a dependent clause?
An independent clause is…
What is, “A group of words that has a subject and a verb (predicate) and CAN stand alone.
Answer may also be: a sentence or a group of words that expresses a complete thought
Although the child ate his dinner, he still begged at the table.
What is, “Although?”
T/F This is a simple sentence: Mom and Dad went home while I stayed at the mall.
What is “False?”
The sentence is a Complex Sentence because of the subordinating conjunction, WHILE.
True or False This is a compound sentence: Jody and Steve ate ice cream.
What is “False?”
It's a simple sentence with a compound subject.
The independent clause in this sentence: The game will be delayed unless it stops raining.
What is, “The game will be delayed”?
A dependent clause is…
What is, A group of words that has a subject and a verb but CANNOT stand alone.
Since I earned an A on my English test, Mom took me out for ice cream.
What is, “Since?”
True or False: Simple sentences can have conjunctions.
What is, “True.”
While simple sentences have 1 complete thought, they can have compound subjects or compound predicates and thus have coordinating conjunctions. For example, “My mom and my dad both volunteer in church.” The sentence is simple, but it contains the conjunction “and.”
Combine the two sentences to make it a compound sentence:
Donnie set the table. Julie washed the dishes.
What is, “and?”
Other possible answers include “so”, “but” and “yet”, depending on the context.
The dependent clause in the sentence: While we are learning to jump rope, they are learning to juggle.
What is, “While we are learning to jump rope”?
A compound sentence is…
What is, A sentence that has two or more independent clauses separated by a comma and joined together with any of the coordinating conjunctions for, and, not, but, or, yet, so.
We can go to the movies at 9 unless the car won't start.
What is, “unless?”
True or False? And, but, or, can be found in a simple sentence.
What is “true?”
Simple sentences may have compound subjects and/or compound predicates and thus may contain the conjunctions, “and”, “but” “or.” For example: My friends and I will will watch a movie or go ice skating. This is a simple sentence but has a compound subject and a compound predicate.
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
What is a comma ( , ) after TV and “but?”
Two things that both an independent clause and a dependent clause contain.
What is, a subject and a predicate?
Clauses, whether dependent or independent, have a subject and a predicate. Their only difference is that a dependent clause has a dependent word marker (a subordinating conjunction) that makes it not have a complete thought.
A complex sentence is…
What is, a sentence Has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses that are joined together with a subordinating conjunction?
*Accept if the answer says just one dependent and one independent clause. 😊
I like to read, and I love to draw.
What is “and?”
These always start a simple sentence and end a simple sentence?
Hint: 2 answers
What is “a capital letter and a punctuation?”
These make sentences compound sentences.
What are the FANBOYS (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)?
Note: No points awarded if not all the conjunctions are named.
Name 5 subordinating conjunctions.
What is…
Since, while, before, although, though, if, after, when, because, even though, even if, how, provided, where, until, unless, whenever, wherever, where, until
A simple sentence is…
What is, a sentence that has 1 complete thought,
Other answer could be, an independent clause.