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Lawses for Clauses
Formula Frenzy
Catch the Clause
Yaw or Naw
Sentence Structure
100
True or False Clauses and sentences are the same thing.
Nope
100
What is the formula for an independent clause?
S + Pred = Complete thought
100
-I think you smell bad.-
Independent
100
I love being outdoors but I hate animals
Naw
100
How many and what type of clauses are in a simple sentence?
1 independent clause
200
Why can't subordinate clauses stand on their own?
They contain subordinating conjunctions or relative pns/advs, which suggest more information.
200
What is the formula for a subordinate (dependent clause)?
Subordinating conjunction + S +Predicate = incomplete thought
200
Sam likes vegetables well enough, -but Craig will fight you if you touch his asparagus.-
Independent (coordinated)
200
I can't say you didn't learn cursive because you learned it with me.
Yaw
200
How many and what type of clauses are in a complex sentence?
1 independent clause 1 dependent clause
300
What are the eight coordinating conjunctions?
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, ;
300
What is the formula for a relative clause?
relative PN or ADV + S + V = incomplete thought or relative PN as Subject + V = incomplete thought
300
-Because you took my classic Barbie dolls-, I will be forced to break your fingers.
subordinate (dependent)
300
I am pretty sure, that the green squishy stuff in the bread, is not actually gummi bears.
Naw
300
How many and what type of clauses are in a compound sentence?
2 independent clauses
400
What are the four requirements for a complete sentence in English?
subject predicate complete thought punctuation
400
What are the two formulas for a complex sentence?
IC + DC or DC + , + IC
400
The children -who play in the street- must be bored with life.
relative adjective clause
400
Even though you took precautions, I wouldn't stick my hand in that hole in the tree, for I can hear noises from it.
Yaw
400
how many and what type of clauses are in a compound-complex sentence?
2 independent clauses 1 subordinate clause
500
why are commas not needed if a sentence contains a subordinating conjunction or relative adverb/pronoun between clauses?
they act as the logical transition between the information
500
Give a possible formula for a compound-complex sentence
IC + , + CC + IC + DC or IC + DC + , + IC or DC + , + IC + , + CC + IC
500
Billy's mistake was -that he put his fingers in the monkey's cage.-
Noun clause
500
Narp?
Yarp.
500
What is the structure of the following sentence? "I certainly enjoyed the full cat opera last night which continued outside my window for hours."
Complex 1 independent clause 1 relative adjective clause