Conjunctions
What is a conjunction?
A word that joins words, phrases, or clauses.
A sentence with one independent clause.
A simple sentence.
What is a finite verb?
A verb that shows tense.
What is a sentence fragment?
An incomplete sentence. It could be lacking a subject, verb or be an incomplete thought.
Combine the sentences using an appropriate conjunction: "The players arrived early. They wanted to warm up properly."
"The players arrived early because they wanted to warm up properly."
What type of sentence is this: The students studied, and they passed the test.
A compound sentence
In "She walks to school," this word is the finite verb.
"walks"
What is a run-on sentence?
two or more independent clauses joined incorrectly
"And" and "but" belong to this type of conjunction.
A coordinating conjunction
What type of clause cannot stand alone as a sentence?
A dependent clause
In "They were playing football," this finite verb shows past tense.
How can a run-on sentence be corrected?
Add a full-stop, semicolon, or conjunction.
"Because" and "although" belong to this type of conjunction.
What is a subordinating conjunction?
What type of sentence is this: "Because the students studied, they passed the test."
A complex sentence?
Identify the finite verbs in this sentence: "Although the team was exhausted after traveling all day, they continued practicing until the coach called them inside."
Was, continued, and called
What sentence error is this: "I love soccer I play every weekend."
A run-on sentence
Read the paragraph and identify every conjunction and its type:
"Although the team was nervous before the championship game, they played with confidence because they had trained for months. The match was close, but the players stayed focused, and they scored the winning goal when only two minutes remained."
Come up with a sentence fragment that begins with a subordinating conjunction
Because I was tired
Identify all the finite verbs: "After arriving at the stadium, the fans were cheering loudly. The players entered the field and waved to the crowd. Hoping to win the championship, they played with determination."
Were, entered, waved, and played
Write this out correctly:
"Last Saturday our soccer team traveled to a tournament we were excited to compete against new teams. Because we had practiced hard all season. The first game was challenging, we managed to win by one goal. After the final whistle, everyone celebrated the victory."
"Last Saturday our soccer team traveled to a tournament we were excited to compete against new teams." — Run-on sentence
"Because we had practiced hard all season." — Sentence fragment
"The first game was challenging, we managed to win by one goal." — Comma splice
Last Saturday our soccer team traveled to a tournament, and we were excited to compete against new teams. We had practiced hard all season. The first game was challenging, but we managed to win by one goal. After the final whistle, everyone celebrated the victory.