Clauses
You must have at least one of these in a sentence.
an independent clause
I am a person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a noun?
What are the 4 types of sentence structures?
Simple, compound, complex, compound-complex.
I am the type of clause that relies on another type of clause to make sense and be complete.
What is a "dependent" or "subordinate" clause?
I take the place of a noun.
What is a pronoun?
A simple sentence is made up of what type(s) of clause(s)?
1 independent clause
If a clause begins with the word "after", it is what type of clause?
Dependent clause
I describe verbs to tell how or when the action happened.
What is an adverb?
What is the type of sentence that is made up of two independent clauses joined by a conjunction (ex. "but")?
Compound sentence
IC or DC: Since we love to eat pizza.
DC (dependent clause)
I describe nouns, and there is not a clear limit of how many of me can go into a sentence.
What is an adjective?
What is a sentence that is made up of at least one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
Complex
IC or DC: However, my house is a very relaxing place.
IC (independent clause)
I am the only part of speech that still expresses gender in English.
What is a pronoun?
What sentence type: I love sushi, however I have never tried to make it at home, though I really should!
Compound-Complex