Simple Sentences
Compound-Complex Sentences
Compound Sentences
Complex Sentences
Subordinating Conjunctions
100
A simple sentence contains...
What is a subject and predicate?
100
A compound-complex sentence is made up of...
What is a compound sentence plus one or more dependent clauses?
100
A compound sentence contains...
What is "two independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction"?
100
True or False The following sentence is a complex sentence: We couldn't go to the beach because the car broke down.
What is True?
100
Name the subordinating conjunction in the following sentence: Jane and Louise bought popcorn before the movie started.
What is "before"?
200
A Simple Sentence is also called...
What is "an independent clause"?
200
Name the dependent clause(s) in the following sentence: The picnic ended when it started to rain, so we went to Tom's house until dinner.
What is "when it started to rain"?
200
Create a compound sentence by adding an appropriate coordinating conjunction (without using "and") by joining the following simple sentences: The children ran into the forest fearlessly. The forest was dark and gloomy.
What is "The forest was dark and gloomy, yet the children ran into the forest fearlessly"? OR other variations
200
Name the dependent clause(s) in the following sentence: The baseball player ran to second base when the pitcher dropped the ball.
What is "when the pitcher dropped the ball"?
200
Name the subordinating conjunction(s) in the following complex sentence: "When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home..."
What is "when"?
300
True or False The following sentence is a simple sentence: During the summer, many people like to travel away from home and tour places around the world.
What is True?
300
Name the dependent clause(s) in the following sentence: He hit a home run that went over the center field fence, and the Nationals won the game.
What is "that went over the center field fence"?
300
Create a compound sentence by adding the appropriate information in front of or after the following simple sentence: The sunburned child played in the waves.
What is "The sunburned child played in the waves, so his little brother could not catch him"? Answers will vary.
300
True or False. There can only be one dependent clause in a complex sentence.
What is "False"?
300
Use an appropriate subordinating conjunction to join these two sentences: Johnny cut Ponyboy's hair. They did not want anyone to recognize them.
What is "Since they did not want anyone to recognize them, Johnny cut Ponyboy's hair"? Answers will vary.
400
Name the independent clauses in the following sentence: If you study for the test, you will do much better, and I will buy you an ice cream!
What is "You will do much better" and "I will buy you an ice cream"?
400
Name the independent clauses in the following sentence: We bought our tickets, but we couldn't go in until the people left the theater.
What is "We bought our tickets, but we couldn't go in"?
400
True or False The following sentence is a compound sentence: Although Darry is twenty years old, he is not much older than the rest of the Greasers.
What is false?
400
Create a complex sentence by adding the appropriate information to the following clause: The little girl wanted a pet fish.
What is "Even though the little girl wanted a pet fish, her parents bought her a turtle"? Add a dependent clause. Answers will vary.
400
Name the dependent clause in the following sentence: My Uncle Al drove a snow-removal truck, and when there was a big snow storm, he would be called to work at any time.
What is "when there was a big snow storm"?
500
Name the independent clauses in the following sentence: Whenever I'm sick, my mom makes chicken soup, and my dad reads to me until I feel better.
What is "my mom makes chicken soup" and "my dad reads to me"?
500
Name the two independent clauses in the following sentence: Because the teacher had to go to a meeting, he was late when class started, but the students waited patiently.
What is "he was late " and "the students waited patiently"?
500
Create a compound sentence without using "and" with the following simple sentences: I had been forced to bike 20 miles. I was tired after my journey.
What is "I was tired after my journey, for I had been forced to bike 20 miles"?
500
Change this compound sentence into a complex sentence without changing the two independent clauses. You can switch the order of the independent clauses. Gillian ran quickly down the stairs, and her mother told her to stop.
What is "As Gillian ran quickly down the stairs, her mother told her to stop"? Answers will vary.
500
Name the dependent clause(s) in the following sentence: Here is the money that I owe you, and I am happy to be free of debt.
What is "that I owe you"?
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