Clauses
These are the two types of clauses.
What are independent and dependent clauses?
A conjunction does this to clauses in a sentence. (Synonym for bring together.)
What is joins?
This type of sentence is made of one independent clause.
What is a simple sentence?
He was the second Prime Minister of Belize.
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These can be joined using this coordinating conjunction: She wanted to sleep. Her neighbors were noisy.
What is but? She wanted to sleep, but her neighbors were noisy.
This type of clause can stand alone as a sentence.
What is an independent clause?
This is the DOER of the action in a sentence.
What is the subject?
Two of THESE are needed to make a compound sentence.
What are independent clauses?
This is the district that Libertad Village is located in.
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This conjunctive adverb could be used when joining these: She wanted to sleep. Her neighbors were noisy.
What is however?
This type of clause begins with a conjunction.
What is a dependent clause?
This is the name given to verb a subject does.
What is the predicate?
THESE are needed to form a complex sentence.
What are independent and dependent clauses?
This man is the singer of WATINA.
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This conjunctions could fill in the blank: ________ her neighbors were noisy, she couldn't sleep.
What is because? DOUBLE POINTS
This type of conjunction can be found at the beginning of dependent clauses.
What is a subordinating conjunction? DOUBLE POINTS
This part of the sentence receives the action.
What is the object?
A compound-complex sentence has to have at least one of these.
What is a dependent clause? DOUBLE POINTS
She is the singer of this song.
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Where is a comma needed in this sentence: Because Mary packed early for the trip and her mother quickly drove her to the airport, she did not miss her flight.
Before AND
While I waited on the bus is this type of clause.
What is a dependent clause?
THIS can be found at the end of a sentence.
What is a punctuation? DOUBLE POINTS
A compound sentence can be formed using a semi-colon and THIS.
What is a conjunctive adverb? DOUBLE POINTS
This rapper is currently dating Rihanna.
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Combine using a subordinating conjunction: Matt painted the walls. Sheila picked up the empty paint cans.
While Matt painted the walls, Sheila picked up the empty paint cans.