What are two possible coordinate conjunctions that can be substituted into the sentence that show contrast?
The shark swam, and the polar bear ate.
but, yet
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T/F with defense:
This a simple sentence:
The cat and the dog ran and rolled around in the yard.
True. It contains one subject and verb combo (cat and dog, ran and rolled)
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A compound sentence contains at least 2 ___________ thoughts.
Fill in the blank
complete
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A complex sentence has an _________ clause and at least one ______ clause.
independent and dependent
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What is a thorough definition of an independent clause?
Answers will vary, but may be similar to: A group of words that has a subject and a verb and CAN stand alone as a sentence.
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What is the conjunction in the sentence and what kind of conjunction is it?
Although the dog ate his dinner, he still begged at the table.
Although, subordinate
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T/F with defense:
This is a simple sentence:
Mom and Dad went home while I stayed at the mall.
False -- Complex Sentence ("while I stayed at the mall" is a dependent clause)
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True or False? Defend your answer.
This is a compound sentence:
Jody and Steve ate ice cream and walked in the park on Saturday afternoon.
False -- It's a simple sentence. The subjects and verbs are Jody and Steve, ate and walked
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What is the subject and verb in the independent clause in this sentence?
The game will be delayed unless it stops raining.
game, delayed (The game will be delayed)
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What is a thorough definition of a dependent clause?
Answers will vary but may be similar to: A group of words that has a subject and a verb and CANNOT stand alone because it has a subordinate conjunction or a relative pronoun in it.
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Replace and/or move the conjunction in the sentence in order to make a a compound sentence.
Since I earned an A on my English test, Mom took me out to dinner.
Answers may vary: Possible response: Remove "since" and insert "and' or "so" after the comma.
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Can simple sentences have coordinating conjunctions? Explain why or why not.
Yes, coordinating conjunctions can be used to join two or more subjects, verbs, nouns, adjectives, etc.
300
True or False? Defend your answer.
This is a compound sentence:
Soccer is played everywhere in the world; I played "futbal" even when I lived in England.
False: Two independents and one dependent (even when I lived in England)
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What is the subject and verb of the dependent clause in the sentence?
While we are learning to jump rope, they are learning to juggle.
we, are learning (While we are learning to jump rope)
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What is the definition of a compound sentence?
A sentence that has two or more independent clauses joined together with a comma and coordinate conjunction (FANBOYS) or a semicolon.
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Replace the conjunction in the sentence with another conjunction that fits the sentence structure.
We can go to the movies at 9 unless the car won't start.
"Unless" needs replaced. Answers may vary: "even though", "however", "although"...
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True or False? Defend your answer.
"for, although, nor, but, or, yet, since"
can all be found in a simple sentence.
False: although and since are not coordinating conjunctions
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What are two ways that you could fill in the blank to make the sentence compound?
Jason Aldean sang a song last night on tv ______ I didn't get to watch it.
, conjunction or use a semicolon
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Both an independent clause and a dependent clause contain two things. What are they?
a subject and a verb
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What is a thorough definition of a complex sentence?
A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses that are joined together with a subordinating conjunction or a relative pronoun.
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What does adding a subordinate conjunction to a clause do?
It makes it dependent because it becomes an incomplete thought.
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What always starts a simple sentence and ends a simple sentence?
Hint: 2 answers
Capital Letter and Punctuation!
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What is the maximum number of independent clauses that can be used in a compound sentence?
There is no maximum, however, the sentence may sound like a run on if there are too many
.
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List 5 of the subordinating conjunctions and 3 relative pronouns.
Answers will vary but must be subordinating conjunctions and relative pronouns.
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What is a thorough definition of a simple sentence?
Answers may vary but may be similar to: A sentence with a subject and verb combo and it contains a completes a thought.