Name the Conjunction
Name the coordinating conjunction:
Sonny is rooting for the Celtics, but Francesca is rooting for the Lakers.
What is "but"?
Jack has three dollars. This is an example of a ___________ sentence.
What is a simple sentence?
Correct or incorrect?
My dog, and cat do not get along.
What is incorrect?
You need this in a simple sentence:
a.) Main idea
b.) subject
c.) verb
d.) all of the above
What is "d", all of the above?
Name the independent clause:
I have too much work to do so I can't go to the movies.
What is "I have so much work to do"?
Name the subordinating conjunction:
Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave.
What is "because"?
What type of sentence is this?
Joe ate pizza, and Zach had some too.
What is a compound sentence?
Correct or incorrect:
Because I love the beach, we went to Florida.
What is correct?
If you put two or more simple sentences together to create one sentence, it becomes this type of sentence.
What is a compound sentence.
Name the dependent clause:
Joey isn't feeling well so he stayed home from school.
What is "so he stayed home from school"?
Name the coordinating conjunction:
I am counting my calories, yet I really want dessert.
What is "yet"?
What type of sentence is this:
Since we won the game, our team is in third place.
What is a Complex Sentence?
This sentence is written correctly or incorrectly:
My mom and dad bought my sister a new car but she can't drive it for two more months.
What is incorrect?
*There should be a comma after car
This type of sentence has two independent clauses.
What is a compound sentence?
Identify the dependent clause:
Carter lost in basketball while Amy won her soccer game.
What is "while Amy won her soccer game"?
Name the subordinating conjunction:
She returned the computer after she noticed it was damaged.
What is "after"?
This is an example of a __________ sentence.
Gianna and Zoe met Niall at the park.
What is a simple sentence?
Correct or incorrect:
The students studied hard for the test; they all did well.
What is correct?
What is one way you can combine these two simple sentences into one compound sentence:
Ms. Fisher was thirsty. She drank her water.
What is add a comma and a conjunction?
or
What is add a semicolon?
Name the dependent clause:
Since Peter was tired, he went to bed at 8:00 pm.
What is "Since Peter is tired"?
The museum was very interesting, as I expected.
What is "as"?
This is an example of a __________ sentence:
While we were outside, we played basketball.
What is a complex sentence?
My car is in the shop, but my favorite game is Jeopardy.
What is incorrect?
This is the format of a complex sentence.
Independent clause + dependent clause
Name the independent clause:
Catherine has gymnastics on Tuesday nights.
What is, "Catherine has gymnastics on Tuesday nights"?