Conjunctions
The shark swam, and the polar bear ate.
and
A compound sentence has an _________ clause and a ______ clause.
independent and dependent
Although the dog ate his dinner, he still begged at the table.
Although
T/F This is a simple sentence: Mom and Dad went home while I stayed at the mall.
False -- Complex Sentence
What is the independent clause in this sentence? The game will be delayed unless it stops raining.
The game will be delayed
Since I earned an A on my English test, Mom took me out to dinner.
Since
Do simple sentences have conjunctions?
No.
True or False? This is a compound sentence: Soccer is played everywhere, and I played soccer in England.
True
What is the dependent clause in the sentence? While we are learning to jump rope, they are learning to juggle.
While we are learning to jump rope
We can go to the movies at 9 unless the car won't start.
unless
True or False? and, but, or, ; all can be found in a simple sentence.
False
Fill in the blank: Jason Aldean sang a song last night on tv ______ I didn't get to watch it. Hint: there are 2 parts to the answer
, but
Both an independent clause and a dependent clause contain two things. What are they?
a subject and a verb
What does the acronym FANBOYS stand for?
The coordinating conjunctions for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
What are the conjunctions that can be found in a compound sentence?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet , so
List 5 subordinating conjunctions
Answers will vary but must be subordinating conjunctions