Definitions:
What is a subject?
A person, place or thing that is performing the action. The WHO of the sentence.
What is the subject of the sentence:
The cat ran across the street.
Cat
Is this phrase a dependent or independent clause:
While flowers continue to bloom.
Dependent
What type of sentence is below?
I wish I could bring a blanket to school.
Simple Sentence
What is this ' called?
Apostrophe
What is a verb?
The action in the sentence.
What is the verb in the sentence below:
The cat ran quickly across the busy street.
Ran
Is this phrase a dependent or independent clause:
Joan teaches science and algebra at the community college.
Independent
What type of sentence is below?
When Shams was younger, she believed in fairy tales.
Complex Sentence
A sentence that has 1 independent clause and one dependent clause-
A Complex Sentence
What is an independent clause?
a group of words that contains a subject and verb AND CAN STAND ALONE/ expresses a complete thought.
True or False:
There can only be one subject and one verb in an independent clause.
FALSE
Is this phrase a dependent or independent clause:
The busy squirrels are storing nuts for the winter.
Independent
What type of sentence is below?
The boy lost his notebook, but he found it just in time for notebook check.
Compound sentence
List all the FANBOYS?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What is a dependent clause?
a group of words that CANNOT stand alone/ does not express a complete thought.
Identify the subject and verb in the sentence below:
Yesterday the dog barked all night long.
Subject: Dog
Verb: Barked
Is this phrase a dependent or independent clause:
Unless you have the right size.
Dependent
What type of sentence is below?
Anas really enjoyed dinner even though he hates brussel sprouts,
Complex sentence
How do you combine two sentences using a FANBOYS?
A simple sentence is?
A sentence that consists of just one indpendent clause.
Identify the subject and verb in the sentence below: After school yesterday, Kyreal talked to Kaden on the phone.
Subject: Kyreal
Verb: Talked
A Dependent clause almost always starts with what?
(Extra 100 points)
conjunction
What type of sentence is below?
The family ate dinner together last night; they ate some yummy chicken and rice.
Compound sentence
What is another name/ the proper name for the FANBOYS?
Coordinating Conjunction