Clauses
The girl is crying, so her friend is sad.
HINT: COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS ARE NOT A PART OF DEPENDENT OR INDEPENDENT CLAUSES!
What is the first clause? Is it dependent or independent?
What is the second clause? Is it dependent or independent?
The girl is crying; independent
Her friend is sad; independent
Are coordinating conjunctions a part of independent clauses?
No; independent clauses do not have any conjunctions.
Although he works long hours, he always finds time to spend with his family.
What kind of sentence is this?
complex
The boy goes to sleep early because he had a very tiring day.
Identify the steps to determine comma placement. Then determine where the comma will go if the sentence has one.
no comma
The boy was stressed so he had some ice cream.
Where should the comma go?
after "stressed"
The girl is sad because her brother ate her cake.
What is the first clause? Is it dependent or independent?
What is the second clause? Is it dependent or independent?
The girl is sad; independent
because her brother ate her cake; dependent
What type of conjunctions do compound sentences have?
coordinating
'Every day I eat my breakfast, and I listen to the radio.
What type of sentence is this?
compound
Since the house is very hot I will turn on the air conditioning.
Identify the steps to determine comma placement. Then determine where the comma will go if the sentence has one.
comma will be after "hot"
The man has a lot of work so he cannot go out with his friends.
Where should the comma go?
after "work"
The dog is barking because he wants treats.
What is the first clause? Is it dependent or independent?
What is the second clause? Is it dependent or independent?
because he wants treats; dependent
What type of conjunctions do complex sentences have?
He always studies a lot before he takes a test.
What type of sentence is this?
complex
After you finish your homework you have to load the dishes.
Identify the steps to determine comma placement. Then determine where the comma will go if the sentence has one.
after "homework"
The girl is sad and her cat is sad too.
Where should the comma go?
Before "and"
After the party finished, the guests went home.
What is the first clause? Is it dependent or independent?
What is the second clause? Is it dependent or independent?
After the party finished; dependent
the guests went home; independent
Do dependent clauses have conjunctions? If so, what kind?
yes;subordinate
We don't want to eat a big dinner because we’re not very hungry.
What type of sentence is this?
complex
The boy does not want to go to school because he did not get any sleep.
Identify the steps to determine comma placement. Then determine where the comma will go if the sentence has one.
no comma
The student has no homework so she can go to the mall with her friends.
Where should the comma go?
after "homework"
He doesn't like movies, but he still goes to the theater with his friends.
HINT: COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS ARE NOT A PART OF DEPENDENT OR INDEPENDENT CLAUSES.
What is the first clause? Is it dependent or independent?
What is the first clause? Is it dependent or independent?
He doesn't like movies; independent
He still goes to the theater with his friends; independent
Do independent clauses have conjunctions? If so, what kind?
They don't have conjunctions.
He would have gone to the party, but he was so tired.
What type of sentence is this?
compound
Although she did not finish studying for her test she went out with her friends.
Identify the steps to determine comma placement. Then determine where the comma will go if the sentence has one.
after "test"
The cat has sharp claws so we have to cut them every week.
Where should the comma go?
after "claws"