Parts of Speech
This describes a noun.
What is an adjective?
Another name for a simple sentence.
What is an independent clause?
A compound sentence contains two of these clauses.
What is an independent clause?
They are the types of clauses that make up a complex sentence.
What is independent and dependent?
Maria goes to the library every night.
What is a simple sentence?
This tells how an action occurred.
What is an adverb?
Simple sentences contain this and a verb.
What is a subject?
Two independent clauses are joined by this in a compound sentence.
What is a coordinating conjunction?
Clauses are joined by this in a compound sentence.
Everyone was busy, so I went to the movie alone.
What is a compound sentence?
"On", "over" and "beside" are examples of this.
What is a preposition?
This is another name for "verb".
The "F" in FANBOYS stands for this.
What is "for"?
That, Who and Which are examples of these.
What are relative pronouns?
Jack and Jill went up the hill.
This is used in place of a noun.
What is a pronoun?
The type of thought a simple sentence expresses.
What is a complete thought?
The "Y" in FANBOYS stands for this.
What is "yet"?
"Because" is an example of this.
What is a subordinating conjunction?
Although it was very long, the movie was still enjoyable.
What is a complex sentence?