General Sentence Knowledge
What type of sentence is this?
The house
Fragment
He tried to jump over the fence, _______ his pants got caught.
A compound sentence has an _________ clause and a ______ clause.
Independent, independent
What is needed in a compound-complex sentence?
At least 2 independent clauses, at least 2 dependent clauses, a subordinating conjunction, and a coordinating conjunction.
What types of punctuation bring a sentence to a complete stop?
period, exclamation point, or question mark.
What is missing from this sentence?
Ran out the door.
I agreed to play catch with my little brother, we we to the park on Thursday.
So
What is the independent clause in the sentence? The game will be delayed unless it stops raining.
The rain will be delayed
List 4 subordinating conjunctions.
Answers may vary
What forms of punctuation can be used to add more information to a sentence that may not be crucial information for flow of the sentence.
commas, dashes, parentheses
What is necessary for something to be a complete sentence?
A subject and a predicate
Where does the comma go?: My favorite sport is basketball but my sister likes tennis.
After basketball
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
Label the sentence with clauses and conjunctions: The team captain jumped for joy, and the fans cheered.
The team captain jumped for joy (Independent)
, and (Conjunction)
the fans cheered. (Independent)
When should braces be used?
True or false: A comma in a compound sentence comes after the coordinating conjunction.
A compound sentence is a sentence made of how many complete sentences?
2
List some subordinating conjunctions
when, although, because, before (answers may vary)
Label the sentence: Laura forgot her friend's birthday, so she sent her a card when she finally remembered.
Laura forgot her friend's birthday (independent)
, so (Coordinating conjunction)
she sent her a card (independent)
when she finally remembered. (dependent)
When should brackets be used?
When adding specific information in a sentence. Particularly adding specific names when pronouns are being used.
What's one difference between a compound and complex sentence?
1.) compound use coordinating conjunctions, complex use subordinating conjunctions
or
2.) compound use 2 independent clauses, complex use a dependent and independent clauses
What is necessary for something to be considered a compound sentence?
2 independent clauses, a coordinating conjunction, and comma
Create a complex sentence
Answers may vary
Label the sentence: Because the soup was too cold, I warmed it in the microwave.
Because the soup was too cold, (dependent)
I warmed it in the microwave.(independent)
List the difference between a comma, semicolon, and a colon.