Independent Clauses
___________ clause is referred to single unit of complete expression.
independent
"Because Daniel forgot his paper, his grade was reduced to a lower grade," is and example of this type of sentence.
complex sentence
This type of clause is know as a simple sentence.
independent
Because, after, as, if, so, where, before, than, though, since, when, although, unless, until, and while are examples of this type of word.
Subordinating Conjunction/ signal words
It made up of two or more main clauses and one ore more dependent clauses.
compound-complex
This is another name or reference for an independent clause.
main clause?
A compound sentence includes two __________ clauses and no subordinate clauses.
independent
Simple sentences are at least ____ or more words.
three
What type or category of subordinate clause are these: as, as if, as though
Manner
A compound-complex sentence must include an _______ clause which makes a complex sentence.
adjective
True or false
an independent clause is an autonomous unit that cannot be punctuated as a sentence.
false
A complex sentence includes at least one of these types of clauses.
subordinate clause
These two parts of speech are included in a simple sentence.
What is noun and verb?
Signal words that are also featured in another part of speech like that, whom and whose.
relative pronoun
The Cleveland Indians, who have rebuilt themselves in the off season, have failed to gain back their home opener this year. (The "who" in the above compound-complex sentence is considered this type of pronoun.)
relative pronoun
A clause is a group of words that contain these two things.
predicate
A compound sentence usually includes this to combine two independent clauses.
comma and/or coordinating conjunction
A simple sentence expresses a ________ thought in context.
complete
What type or category of subordinate clause are these: as , since, as much as, seeing that, owing to the fact that
Cause
Identify the types of conjunctions.
CC, SC, CC
True or false,
every sentence contains at least one independent clause.
true
Usually a compound sentence uses either of these two elements to combine two unequal thoughts in context.
comma or semi-colon
True or false,
A sentence that contains more than one independent clause is a simple sentence.
False
When winter came, he could not exhibit his magic tricks in the city.
adverb clause
If you were to take out how many of the independent clauses are in your compound-complex sentence and leave one independent clause you would have this type of sentence.
complex sentence