Sentences
What types of clauses are in a compound sentence?
Two independent clauses
What does the subject do?
Tells who or what the sentence is about
What does a coordinating conjunction do?
Joins together two clauses
What is an independent clause?
Can stand by itself
(complete sentence)
What is the conjunction?
The parents arrived early and brought snacks for everyone.
and
What types of clauses are in a complex sentence?
One independent clause and one dependent clause
What does the predicate do?
Tells what the subject is, does, or has.
What is a subordinating conjunction?
The first word in a dependent clause
What is a dependent clause?
Cannot stand alone
(incomplete sentence)
Compound or complex?
We'll paint my room blue or we'll paint it purple.
Compound
Which type of conjunctions are used in compound sentences?
Coordinating
What must a subject include?
Noun
List three coordinating conjunctions.
Possible answers: and, so, but, yet, for
What is the independent clause?
I woke up tired today because I stayed up late last night.
I woke up tired today
What is a compound subject?
Two or more simple subjects joined by "and" or "or".
Which type of conjunctions are in complex sentences?
Subordinating
What must a predicate include?
List four subordinating conjunctions.
Possible answers: although, if, since, where, because, as, when, until
What is the dependent clause?
Mariana and Tyler went to the gym where they worked out for an hour.
where they worked out for an hour.
What is the compound predicate?
The parents arrived early and brought snacks for everyone.
arrived, bought
Compound or Complex? I'll go for a run after work unless it is raining.
Complex
What is a compound predicate?
Two or more verbs that tell about the same subject
Two Parts: 1) What conjunction is used to show a choice between two ideas.
2) Is that a subordinating or coordinating conjunction?
2) Coordinating
What is the independent clause?
I have a lot of work to do tonight so I can't hang out for very long.
"I have a lot of work to do tonight"
AND
"I can't hang out for very long"
What must the predicate agree with?
The subject