CONJUNCTIONS
SIMPLE
COMPOUND
COMPLEX
FANBOYS or WISHBONE
100
____________ conjunctions join two independent clauses to create compound sentences.
What is "COORDINATING"?
100
A simple sentence is also known as an _____________ clause.
What is "INDEPENDENT"?
100
Compound sentences contain two independent clauses joined by a _____________ conjunction.
What is "COORDINATING"?
100
Complex sentences combine an independent clause and at least one ______________ clause.
What is "DEPENDENT"?
100

The dog loves to go for walks but the dog does not walk fast.

FANBOYS

200
___________ conjunctions signal a dependent clause and appear in complex and compound-complex sentences.
What is "SUBORDINATING"?
200
Every simple sentence must have two main ingredients, a _____________ and a _____________.
What is a "SUBJECT" and a "PREDICATE"?
200
T/F Compound sentences always contain a comma before the coordinating conjunction.
What is "TRUE"?
200
The acronym "AAAWWUBBIS" helps us remember the following common subordinating conjunctions:
What are "AFTER, ALTHOUGH, AS, WHEN, WHILE, UNTIL, BECAUSE, BEFORE, IF, SINCE"
200

While the 2 year old threw a tantrum, I went for a walk.

WISHBONE

300
___________ is an acronym to help us remember 7 common coordinating conjunctions.
What is "FANBOYS"?
300
T/F Simple sentences do not contain commas.
What is "FALSE"? (A simple sentence might contain commas in the case of listing, for example).
300
If you don't want to use a coordinating conjunction, you can combine two independent clauses with a ____________.
What is a "SEMI-COLON"?
300
T/F The following is a complex sentence: We went shopping because we were out of bread.
What is "TRUE"? ("We went shopping" is an independent clause, and "because we were out of bread" is a dependent clause)
300

The class was obedient so the class was able to go on a field trip.

FANBOYS

400
_______________ is an acronym to help us remember 10 common subordinating conjunctions.
What is "AAAWWUBBIS"?
400
T/F The following is a simple sentence: John mowed the lawn while we drank lemonade.
What is "FALSE"? This is a complex sentence because "while we drank lemonade" is a dependent clause.
400
T/F The following is a compound sentence: Jill was running late to school, but she still stopped at Starbucks for a latte.
What is "TRUE"?
400
T/F The following is a complex sentence: We were out of bread, so we decided to go shopping.
What is "FALSE"? ("So" is a coordinating conjunction -- one of the FANBOYS -- which signals an independent clause)
400

 Identify the conjunction in the following sentence- "You can pick your friends, but you're stuck with family."

So

500
T/F Commas are required before both subordinating and coordinating conjunctions.
What is "FALSE"? (A comma does not precede a subordinating conjunction, but it does come after a dependent clause if an independent clause follows.)
500
T/F The following is a simple sentence: George and Suzanne went shopping, bowling and to the movies after lunch.
What is "FALSE"? (Although there is a comma and the conjunctions "and" and "after," there is only one independent clause in this sentence.)
500
T/F The following is a compound sentence: Because school is out early on Tuesdays, we often go skating.
What is "FALSE"? (This is an example of a complex sentence because "Because school is out early on Tuesdays" is a dependent clause.)
500
Locate the dependent clauses in the following sentence: After school was out, we went to the store because we were needing snacks since we were planning to watch a party.
What are: "AFTER SCHOOL WAS OUT," "BECAUSE WE WERE NEEDING SNACKS," and "SINCE WE WERE PLANNING TO WATCH A PARTY." (Only "After school was out" is independent)
500

Once Batman learned that Robin had not been wearing his seat belt, he took away his keys to the Batmobile.

WISHBONE Subordinating conjunction.  Extra bonus, which one?

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