Sentence Types
What type of sentence has one independent clause?
Simple sentence
What acronym helps us remember the coordinating conjunctions?
FANBOYS
Find the subordinating conjunction: Because it was raining, we stayed inside.
Because
Is this independent or dependent? The dog barked loudly.
Independent
Is Auckland a common or proper noun?
Proper noun
What type of sentence is this? I went home, and I ate dinner.
Compound sentence
Complete: I was tired, ___ I went to bed.
so
Find the subordinating conjunction: When the bell rang, we left.
Is this independent or dependent? Because I was tired.
Dependent
Find the action verb: The girl kicked the ball.
Kicked
What type of sentence is this? Although I was tired, I finished my homework.
Complex sentence
Which conjunction shows contrast? I wanted to go, ___ I was sick.
but
Name three subordinating conjunctions.
Any three, e.g. because, although, when, while, if, before, after
Find the independent clause: When school finished, I walked home.
I walked home.
Find the helping verb: She is running home.
Is
What type of sentence is this? The bell rang, so the students packed their bags.
Compound sentence
Identify the coordinating conjunction in this sentence:
“I wanted to go swimming, yet the water was too cold.”
yet
Complete with a subordinating conjunction: ___ I finished dinner, I washed the dishes.
Answers may include after, when, once
Find the dependent clause: Although Mia was nervous, she gave her speech.
Although Mia was nervous
Identify the common and proper nouns: Daniel took his dog to Mission Bay.
Proper nouns: Daniel, Mission Bay; common noun: dog
Explain why this is compound: I wanted pizza, but my sister wanted pasta.
It contains two independent clauses joined by but, a coordinating conjunction
Name all seven FANBOYS conjunctions.
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
Explain what a subordinating conjunction does in a sentence.
It introduces a dependent clause and connects it to an independent clause.
Explain the difference between an independent and dependent clause.
An independent clause makes sense by itself; a dependent clause does not.
Identify the helping and action verbs: The students were playing football.
Helping verb: were
Action verb: playing