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?
FANBOYS
What is the simple subject?
The window creaked as I slept at night.
window
List the FANBOYS.
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 word?
Word that has two parts that can stand apart.
basketball
basket and ball
Which type of conjunctions are in complex sentences?
Subordinating or BUS WORDS
What is the complete predicate in this sentence.
The computer stopped working and I had to get it fixed.
stopped working and I had to get it fixed.
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 although they were tired after work.
although they were tired after work
butter fly, flower petal, side walk, back pack
flower petal
Compound or Complex? I'll go for a run after work unless it is raining.
Complex
Name the simple subject and the simple predicate.
The washing machine was buzzing so we opened it up.
washing machine
was buzzing
1) What conjunction FANBOYS is used to show a choice between two ideas.
1) Or
How may independent clauses are in this sentences? Name it or them.
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"
She was two tired to read the book so she took a nap?
two should be too
,so
. not a ?