Vocabulary
A group of words that includes a subject, a predicate, and expresses a complete thought.
What is a simple sentence?
She ran to the park.
What is a sentence?
What is the dependent clause?
Though we had heard the news, we refused to believe it.
What is "though we had heard the news?"
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Angelina wanted to meet the band, so we waited outside the concert venue for them.
What is a compound sentence?
A noun is.
What is a person, place, or thing?
Made when two or more independent clauses (complete sentences) are joined with a comma and a coordinating conjunction.
What is compound sentence?
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The tall tree, the one that I loved to climb.
What is fragment?
What is the independent clause?
After John called, I was on cloud nine all day.
What is "I was on cloud nine all day."
If you're going to listen to music, can you please wear headphones?
Capitalization:What words need to be fixed in this sentence?
sarah and maria went to tucson, Arizona for their friend's Wedding.
What is Sarah, Maria, Tucson, and wedding?
A group of words that includes a subject or verb and doesn't express a complete thought.
What is fragment?
Daniel ran as fast as he could.
What is a sentence?
What is the dependent clause?
Whenever I wear these shoes, I get a blister.
What is "whenenver I wear these shoes?"
I don't like dishonest people, nor do I like cruel jokes.
What is compound sentence?
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What does the following mnenomic stand for?
F
A
N
B
O
Y
S
For
And
Nor
But
Or
Yet
So
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A word or phrase that connects a dependent clause to an independent clause to form a complex sentence.
What is a subordinating conjuction?
Knowing that he was in big trouble.
What is a fragment?
What is the independent clause?
When I was last in line, I almost didn’t get any lunch.
What is " I almost didn't get any lunch?"
Read the simple sentence and turn it into a compound sentence: (hint: use FANBOYS)
Mrs. Walker likes to stay organized..
Mrs. Walker likes to stay organized so she keeps track of everything on her calender.
What are these?
ran, jump, swim, play
What are verbs?
Made up of two parts - an independent clause and a dependent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
What is the correct way to combine these sentences?
Cat cafes are relatively new to America. But have been popular in other areas of the world for some time.
What is: Cat cafes are relatively new to America, but they have been popular in other areas of the world for some time.
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Turn this dependent clause into a complex sentence:
Whenever Amy got a poor grade in math..
Answers vary...
Whenever Amy got a poor grade in math, she had attend morning tutoring to get help.
Read the simple sentence and turn it into a complex sentence: (hint: use a subordinating conjunction)
My friend Lisa put a frog on the teacher's desk.
Answers vary:
My friend Lisa put a frog on the teacher's desk because she wanted to play a prank on her.
On your exam tomorrow, what should you do when you read each question?
What is "look at the important words in the question"?