Definitions
A group of words that has a subject and a predicate and CAN stand alone is what type of clause?
What is an independent clause?
What is the complete subject in this sentence?
The cat and the dog ran and rolled around in the yard.
The cat and the dog
A compound sentence contains 2 ___________ thoughts.
complete
A complex sentence has a(n) _________ clause and a(n) ______ clause.
independent and dependent (subordinating)
The rooster and chickens gathered around the feed bucket.
Simple
A group of words that has a subject and a predicate and CANNOT stand alone as a complete thought is what type of clause?
What is a dependent clause?
T/F This is a simple sentence: Mom and Dad went home while I stayed at the mall.
False:
What kind of sentence is it?
What must always come with the conjunction when joining two independent clauses?
A comma
What is the independent clause in this sentence? The game will be delayed unless it stops raining.
The game will be delayed
After I wrote my first novel last year.
Fragment
A dependent clause on its on creates a Fragment.
What is the formula for a compound sentence?
A compound sentence consists of 2 independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
2 IC
How many conjunctions are needed in a simple sentences?
Zero
What punctuation can be used in place of a comma & coordinating conjunction to join two independent clauses?
A semi-colon
What type of conjunction is used to form complex sentences?
Subordinating conjunctions (WISHBONE)
Tom reads novels; his friend reads comics.
What is the formula for a complex sentence?
A complex sentence consists of 1 independent clause(s) and 1 dependent clause(s) and is joined together with a subordinating conjunction.
IC + DC
What is the formula for a simple sentence?
1 independent clause (1 IC)
A compound sentence uses what type of conjunction?
coordinating conjunctions
Does the following sentence need a comma? Yes or No: Explain why or why not. When math class is over we are walking to science class.
Yes: When the dependent clause comes first, you need a comma after it.
We won the game because we worked together as a team.
complex sentence
True or False: A simple sentence can contain compound elements.
True.
Example: Sally and Sue ate the whole pizza.
What must a simple sentence contain?
A subject and predicate that states a complete thought
List the 7 coordinating conjunctions.
For And Nor But Or Yet So
FANBOYS
List 5 subordinating conjunctions
after although as because before even if even though if in order that once provided that rather than since so that than that though unless until when whenever where whereas wherever whether while why
Dad grilled burgers, and mom tossed a salad.
compound