Sentence Types

Parts of Speech

100

Person, place, thing, or idea

What is a noun?

200

Action word or state of being?

What is a verb?

300

Adjective

A word that describes a noun

400

A word that describes a verb, adverb, or adjective.

What is an adverb?

500

Conjunction

What is a word that connects?

Simple Sentences

100

What is a simple sentence?

Subject + Predicate = Simple sentence

200

What is the subject of the following sentence: "The blue-spotted socks were really expensive"?

"the blue-spotted socks"

300

What is the predicate of the following sentence: "You should try the caramel-chocolate milk shake"?

"should try the caramel-chocolate milk shake"

400

One independent clause

What is a simple sentence made up of?

500

Write a simple sentence with AT LEAST SIX WORDS.

See sentence.

Compound Sentences

100

What is a compound sentence?

Independent clause + Independent clause = Compound sentence

200

What does FANBOYS stand for?

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

300

What is the BEST coordinating conjunction for this sentence: "It's okay to stand up for yourself, ____ it's not okay to put other people down."

but

400

What connects the independent clauses in a compound sentence?

a coordinating conjunction (or FANBOYS)

500

Write a compound sentence using a coordinating conjunction OTHER THAN "and" or "but" AND using at least 4 words per simple sentence.

See sentence.

Complex Sentences

100

What is the equation for a complex sentence?

Independent clause + Dependent clause = complex sentence.

200

What are three examples of subordinating conjunctions?

After, although, as, while, when, until, unless, before, because, if, since, so that.

300

Finish the sentence: "A dependent clause is a group of words that contains _________ and _________ but is a _____________.

subject

verb

fragment

400

Make the following independent clause into a dependent clause:

Shelby slept all afternoon.

Because Shelby slept all afternoon, 

or

While Shelby slept all afternoon, 

or . . .

500

Write a complex sentence using a relative pronoun.

Any sentence containing a dependent clause that begins with who, whom, whose, which, what, that.

Vocabulary

100

What is the definition of "subject" when talking about parts of a sentence?

The beginning of the sentence that contains the noun or noun phrase.

200

What is the definition of "predicate" when talking about parts of a sentence?

The end of the sentence that contains the verb.

300

What is the definition of a "coordinating conjunction"?

Words used with a comma to link TWO independent clauses, creating a compound sentence.

400

What is the definition of a "subordinating conjunction"?

Words used to link an independent clause with an dependent clause to create a complex sentence.

500

This type of sentence has at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. 

What is a compound-complex sentence?