Complex Sentences
What is the independent clause in this sentence?
While we sang at the concert, parents recorded the show with their video cameras.
Parents recorded the show with their video cameras.
What word shows this is a compund sentence?
This house is too expensive, and that house is too small
And
How many days of school has Mrs. Long missed this year?
1
What is the dependent clause in this sentence?
The mailman wouldn't deliver our mail after my dog bit him in the leg
after my dog bit him in the leg.
Make these two sentences into a compound sentence
The boy laughed. The girl giggled.
The boy laughed, and the girl giggled.
How many years has Mrs. Long been employed at the school?
5
What is the joining word in this sentence?
The mailman wouldn't deliver our mail after my dog bit him in the leg.
after
What does FANBOYS stand for?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What is Mrs. Long's favorite holiday?
Halloween
Is this a compound or complex sentence?
We played games while the adults sat and talked.
Complex- While
Make these two sentences into a compound sentence
He liked hamburgers.
He liked Pizza.
He liked hamburgers, and he liked pizza
Describe the last tattoo Mrs. Long got this summer.
3 Dragons and a dagger
What is a complex sentence?
A independent bclause & Dependent clause joined by a subordinate Conjuction.
What is a compound sentence?
Use two or more independent clauses.
What is Mrs. Long's favorite chocolate bar?
Mr. Goodbar