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Complex
Simple and compound
Compound-complex
Types of sentences
Types of clauses
100
What does a complex sentence consist of?
One independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
100
What does a simple sentence consist of?
One independent clause
100
What does a compound complex senence consist of?
two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
100
Identify the type of sentence shown: While I am in school, my brother works at an office.
Complex
100
Identify the type of clause that can stand by itself.
Independent
200
What are some common subordinating conjunctions?
After, Although, which etc.
200
What does a compound sentence consist of?
Two or more independent clasues joined together.
200
What is one dependent clause in the following sentence? When the sun was setting, the fireworks began to go off, and people loudly applauded.
When the sun was setting
200
Idenify the type of sentence shown: I read the short stories.
Simple
200
Identify the type of clause that can't stand by itself.
dependent
300
find the dependent clause in the following sentence: The tree, which was huge, was finally cut down yesterday.
Which was huge.
300
What does FANBOYS stand for?
For And Nor But Or Yet So
300
Identify one of the independent clauses in the following sentence: The teacher chose people for the student council,but he was disappointed by their ethics when they cheated on a math test.
1.the teacher chose people for the student council 2. He was disappointed by their ethics.
300
Identify the type of sentence: For months, the business had been abandoned, but people knew that the owners had been away.
Compound-Complex
300
Identify the independent clause in the following sentence: Anthony cleaned and organized his locker.
Anthony cleaned and organized his locker.
400
Identify the independent clause in the following sentence: The coupon is expired, although we just got it yesterday.
The coupon is expired
400
What can also separate two independent clauses in a compound sentence (other than FANBOYS)
A semicolon (;)
400
Identify the type of dependent clause in the following sentence: A mural is painting that is done on a wall.
Adjective
400
identify the type of dependent clause shown in the sentence: A mural is a painting that is done on a wall.
Adjective
400
Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence: Since it is still cold in here, I will turn on the heat.
Since it is still cold in here.
500
Identify the type of dependent clause in the following sentence:I'm still confused about what the word fluoresence means.
noun
500
Is the sentence shown a compound or a simple sentence? It was thunderstorming; playing the football game was impossible.
Compound
500
Identify the type of dependent clause in the following sentence: When I saw the sentence, I immediately burst into tears.
Adverb
500
Identify the type of dependent clause in the sentence: When I saw the sentence, I burst into tears.
Adverb
500
Identify the type of independent clause in the following sentence: As soon as I get a car, I will go to California.
I will go to California.