Clauses, Fragments, & Run-Ons (Oh My!)

Clause Types

100

This type of clause can be its own sentence

INDEPENDENT

200

This type of clause ALWAYS starts with a subordinating conjunction.

DEPENDENT

300

This is a type of dependent clause that will always start with words such as WHO, THAT, AND WHICH (...)

RELATIVE

400

Create an example of a relative clause

WHOEVER THREW THAT PENCIL

500

Create an example of a dependent clause

EVEN THOUGH ELSIE PULLED OUT MY HAIR

Conjunctions

100

This is another name for FANBOYS conjunctions

COORDINATING

200

These types of conjunctions begin all dependent clauses

SUBORDINATING

300

Subordinating or Coordinating?

I went to the store BEFORE I came to the school.

Subordinating

400

List all of the COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

FOR  AND  NOR  BUT  OR  YET  SO

500

List FIVE SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

Because   After   While   Even though   Since...

Sentence Structures

100

This type of sentence is made of only 1 INDEPENDENT CLAUSE

SIMPLE SENTENCE

200

This type of sentence is made of 2 INDEPENDENT CLAUSES JOINED BY A COORDINATING CONJUNCTION

COMPOUND SENTENCE

300

This type of sentence is made of 1 SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTION + 1 DEPENDENT CLAUSE + 1 INDEPENDENT CLAUSE.

COMPLEX SENTENCE

400

Create an example of a COMPOUND SENTENCE

I MAY BE A GOOFY GOOBER BUT I STILL ROCK.

500

What type of sentence includes the following:

1 INDEPENDENT CLAUSE + COORDINATING CONJUNCTION + 1 INDEPENDENT CLAUSE + SUBORIDNATING CONJUNCTION + DEPENDENT CLAUSE?

COMPOUND-COMPLEX

Run-Ons

100

In our notes, I stated that run-on sentences usually have ____ or more clauses (NUMBER)

FOUR (4)

200

Run-ons can also occur in sentences with only two clauses. This happens when...

THE CLAUSES ARE NOT JOINED CORRECTLY

300

RUN-ON or SENTENCE?

My sister had a baby, and I took it over after she passed away, and the baby lost all its legs and arms, and now its just a stump, but I take care of it with my wife, and its growing and its fairly happy, and its difficult because I'm working a second shift at the factory to put food on the table, but all the love that I see in that little guy's face it makes it worth it in the end.

RUN-ON

400

RUN-ON or SENTENCE?

I went to the store to buy grapes but I walked away with a new 70" flatscreen.

RUN-ON

500

Create an example of a run-on USING ONLY 2 CLAUSES

I NEEDED TO GO TO THE BATHROOM BUT I WAS AFRAID OF THE CHARACTER TOWEL ON THE RACK.

Fragments

100

TRUE or FALSE:

A fragment can only ever be a dependent clause

FALSE

200

TRUE or FALSE

Fragments will never have both a subject and a verb

FALSE (dependent clauses)

300

FRAGMENT or OK?

Because I had won the marshmallow-eating competition.

FRAGMENT

400

FRAGMENT or OK?

I was full.

OK

500

Create an example of a sentence fragment that contains both a subject and a verb

EVEN THOUGH WE PURCHASED ONE-PLY TOILET PAPER