Independent
The dog and the cat love to play in the yard together.
Subject: dog and the cat
Verb: love
Name the independent and dependent clause(s):
My partner wants to run a marathon together, but I prefer to watch them.
Independent: My partner wants to run a marathon together
Dependent: But I prefer to watch them
The girls felt sorry for him, so they asked him to join their table.
Compound
Name 5 prepositions
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What can replace a FANBOYS in a compound sentence?
Semicolon (;)
I didn't worry about my grade because I had studied all week.
Verb: Worry
Name the independent and dependent clause(s):
I will follow wherever you go.
Independent: I will follow
Dependent: Wherever you go
Mara and Kelly had planned to return to Canada, their home country.
Simple
(FANBOYS)
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Which sentence type is the combination of two complete sentences? What are the ways we can identify that sentence type?
Compound. Semicolon, or comma and a FANBOYS.
Some of them will travel as far as three thousand miles to arrive at the temple.
Subject: some
Verb: will travel
Name the independent and dependent clause(s):
Jennifer put a new washer in the bathroom faucet before leaving for the party.
Independent: Jennifer put a new washer in the bathroom faucet
Dependent: Before leaving for the party
Until Mario could find a mushroom, he'd have to manage being small.
Complex
Find the dependent clause and subordinate conjunction in the sentence: When my grandmother was young, she listened to Frank Sinatra records.
When my grandmother was young.
When
How do we know if a sentence is complex? What are the rules for those types of words?
The birds on the beach are seagulls.
Subject: Birds
Verb: Are
Name the independent and dependent clause(s):
Ingrid hated the summer heat; she grew up near the Arctic.
Both independent
Maddie thought about it for a while before she decided to go back home.
Complex
Is "because" a subordinate or coordinating conjunction?
Subordinate
Name the differences between each sentence type.
Simple: One independent clause
Compound: Two independent clauses combined with a FANBOYS or semi colon
Complex: One independent clause and at least one dependent clause combined with a subordinating conjunction at the beginning or middle of the sentence.
Neither Larry nor Terrance understood the assignment, so they asked questions to try it for homework.
Subject: Larry (nor) Terrance
Verb: Understood
Name the independent and dependent clause(s):
My car, which didn’t pass inspection, broke down less than a mile from my home.
Independent: My car broke down less than a mile from my home
Dependent: Which didn't pass inspection
They went to the beach, for the day was hot, and the ocean looked inviting.
Compound
Name the two jobs of subordinate conjunctions (this was in your notes).
1. To show a transition between the two ideas in the sentence
2. To show which of the two ideas is more important