Compound vs. Complex
T/F: A comma comes after a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.
FALSE: A comma comes BEFORE the conjunction in a compound sentence.
T/F: A preposition tells you the location or relationship between things.
TRUE: Prepositions tell you where (on the bed, behind the door, under the rug) or relationships (half of a cookie, part of my lunch).
T/F: A dependent and independent clause both contain a subject and a verb.
TRUE
T/F: Active voice is when the subject of the sentence comes before the verb.
TRUE: Example: I caught the dog. I is the subject and caught is the verb.
T/F: A complex sentence contains two clauses.
FALSE: A complex sentence could contain an unlimited number of clauses.
T/F: If a sentence has a coordinating conjunction, it is a compound sentence.
FALSE: Coordinating conjunctions are also used in compound subjects and predicates.
What are the two MAIN types of conjunctions?
Coordinating and subordinating conjunctions
T/F: Every independent clause can be a dependent clause if you add a preposition.
FALSE: Every independent clause can be a dependent clause if you add a CONJUNCTION.
T/F: Passive voice sentences usually contain "by" or "of".
TRUE: Ex.: I was scared of clowns. Ex. The dog was caught by me.
T/F: Since can be used as a conjunction and a preposition.
TRUE: Since I couldn't find my shoe, I went barefoot. Since dinner, it has rained.
What are the coordinating conjunctions?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
T/F: A prepositional phrase contains a clause.
FALSE: A prepositional phrase is a phrase, not a clause, which means it does not include both a subject and verb.
T/F: There is a dependent clause inside this sentence.
FALSE: There is a prepositional phrase (inside this sentence).
T/F: We use active voice when the subject is unknown.
FALSE: We use passive voice when the subject is unknown.
Identify the subordinating conjunction in this sentence: In the classroom, we cut and carefully glued our artwork until it was perfect.
UNTIL
What MUST a complex sentence include?
T/F: A conjunction can NOT come at the beginning of a sentence.
FALSE: A subordinating conjunction can start a sentence. Ex.: After we ate dinner, we went to bed.
Is the italicized text an independent or dependent clause?: The buses were pulling away as we arrived.
INDEPENDENT
Active or Passive: The car was stopped at the light.
PASSIVE: I stopped the car at the light would be active.
Identify the relative pronoun in the sentence: I turned around to face the person to whom I had passed my paper.
WHOM
List at least 5 subordinating conjunctions.
Examples: After, although, as, while, when, whenever, wherever, until, unless, before, because, since, if, in case, etc.
Identify the conjunction(s) in the sentence: We couldn't fall asleep because we were so excited about graduation, so we stayed up until 3 AM.
Because and so
Is the italicized part an independent or dependent clause?: The clock kept ticking by until the game was over, but we weren't able to score another goal.
INDEPENDENT (There are two independent clauses and one dependent clause in this sentence, which makes it compound-complex.)
Active or passive: The trays were left on the table for the next party.
PASSIVE: We don't have a subject (Who left the trays?)
Identify the relative pronoun in the sentence: I turned my paper over and over before crumpling it and wedging it wherever it would fit in my backpack.
WHEREVER