Sentence Structure Jeopardy

Clauses

100

What is the independent clause in the sentence?

 The students worked very hard so that they could have extra recess.

The students worked very hard

200

What is the dependent clause in this sentence?

Since I was so tired, I went to sleep early.

Since I was so tired

300

What is the dependent clause?

The cat scratched the dog because she was angry.

because she was angry

400

What is the independent clause?

I love going to the mall and shopping.

I love going to the mall and shopping.

500

What is the dependent clause?

While I was in bed, I watched my favorite show, and I ate ice cream.

While I was in bed

Sentences

100

While I was shopping, my mom kept nagging me.

Complex Sentence

200

We went to the swimming pool and slid down the slides.

Simple Sentence 

(Compound Predicate)

300

The lobby was packed with people the line for popcorn stretched out the door.

Run On Sentence

400

The movie was so scary; I cried the whole time.

compound

500

The mall was loads of fun, and I met new people, however it started to rain, so I decided to go home.

compound-complex

More Sentences

100

Everyone in the classroom enjoyed the game even though a winner was not declared.

Complex Sentence

200

The car and the motorcycle were driving too fast on the highway.

simple

300

When the kids first woke up, they brushed their teeth, and they dressed for school.

compound complex

400

Ran as fast as he could.

Fragment

500

I dropped my large soda on the sticky floor, nobody tried to help me clean it up.

Comma Splice

Definitions

100

I have one independent clause with a subject and a verb.

simple sentence

200

I contain two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

Compound Sentence

300

I have two independent clauses and a dependent clause.

compound-complex sentence

400

I contain one independent clause and one dependent clause.

complex sentence

500

I am a sentence with two independent clauses joined only by a comma.

Comma Splice

I AM?

100

I am a clause that is able to stand alone.

independent clause

200

I am what must come before the coordinating conjunction/FANBOYS

, comma

300

What does a compound complex sentence contain?

2 IC+ 1DC

400

I am a punctuation mark that acts like a coordinating conjunction.

; semi-colon

500

What does FANBOYS stand for?

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So