Conjunctions
Simple Sentences
Compound Sentences
Complex Sentences
Definitions
100

The shark swam, and the polar bear ate.

What is 'and'?

100

This a simple sentence: The cat and the dog ran and rolled around in the yard.

What is 'yes'?

100

A compound sentence contains two ___________ clauses. Fill in the blank

What is 'independent'?

100

A complex sentence has at least one _________ clause and one ________ clause.  

What is 'independent' and 'dependent'?

100

What is an independent clause?

What is a 'simple sentence' or 'a group of words that has a subject and a verb and CAN stand alone'?

200

Although the dog ate his dinner, he still begged at the table.

What is 'although'

200

This is a simple sentence: Mom and Dad went home while I stayed at the mall.

What is 'no'?

200

 Jody and Steve ate ice cream and they took a walk.

What is missing in this sentence?

What is a 'comma'?

200

What is the independent clause in this sentence? 

The game will be delayed unless it stops raining.

What is 'The game will be delayed'?

200

What is a dependent clause?

What is 'a group of words that has a subject and a verb and CANNOT stand alone'?

300

Since I earned an A on my English test, Mom took me out to dinner.

What is 'since'?

300

A simple sentence is the same thing as an ______________ clause.

What is 'independent'?

300

Soccer is played everywhere, I played soccer in England.

What is missing in the above sentence?


What is 'a coordinating conjunction'?

or

What is 'and'?


300

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

300

What is a compound sentence?

What is  'two or more independent clauses joined together with a coordinating conjunction and a comma'?

400

We can go to the movies unless the car won't start.

What is 'unless'?

400

True or False? Coordinating conjunctions can only be used to join simple sentences.

What is 'False'?

400

Fill in the blank: Jason Aldean sang a song last night on tv, ______ I didn't get to watch it. 

 What is 'but'?

400

Both an independent clause and a dependent clause contain two things. What are they?

What is 'a subject and a predicate'?

400

What is a complex sentence?

What is 'an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses that are joined together with a subordinating conjunction'?

500

I like to read, but I love to cook.

What is 'but'?

500

Can a simple sentence have a compound subject and a compound verb?

EX. Sarah and her brother went for a walk and played with their dog.

What is 'True'?

500

What are two punctuation marks that a compound sentence must have?

What is a 'comma' and 'any end mark'? 



500

Name 5 subordinating conjunctions.

What are 'answers will vary but must be subordinating conjunctions'?

500

What is another name for a simple sentence?

What is 'an independent clause'?

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