Conjunctions
The shark swam, and the polar bear ate.
and
T/F This a simple sentence: The cat and the dog ran and rolled around in the yard.
True.
A compound sentence contains 2 ___________ clauses. Fill in the blank
main
A complex sentence has an _________ clause and a ______ clause.
main and subordinate
What is a main clause?
A group of words that has a subject and a verb and CAN stand alone.
T/F This is a simple sentence: Mom and Dad went home while I stayed at the mall.
False -- Complex Sentence
True or False?
This is a compound sentence: Jody and Steve ate ice cream.
False -- It's a simple sentence.
What is the main clause in this sentence? The game will be delayed unless it stops raining.
The game will be delayed
What is a subordinate clause?
A group of words that has a subject and a verb and CANNOT stand alone.
Do simple sentences have connectives?
No.
True or False?
This is a compound sentence: Soccer is played everywhere; I played soccer in England.
True
What is the subordinate clause in the sentence? While we are learning to jump rope, they are learning to juggle.
While we are learning to jump rope
What is a compound sentence?
Has two or more main clauses joined together with a coordinating conjunction.
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 main clause and a subordinate clause contain two things. What are they?
a subject and a verb
What is a complex sentence?
Has one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses that are joined together with a subordinating conjunction.
What always starts a simple sentence and ends a simple sentence? Hint: 2 answers
Capital Letter and Punctuation!
Give 4 conjunctions that can be used in a compound sentence.
and, but, so, or
List 5 subordinating conjunctions
Answers will vary but must be subordinating conjunctions
What is a simple sentence?
1 complete thought - or a main clause.