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Simple Sentences
Compound Sentences
Complex Sentences
Name that sentence type
Place that Comma
100
a simple sentence is this type of clause
What is independent?
100
A compound sentence is made up of what two clauses?
What is independent and independent?
100
The clauses that make up a complex sentence.
What is an independent and at least one dependent?
100
This example is really easy.
What is simple sentence?
100
Fairy tales typically involve royalty and they teach us a lesson.
What is after royalty?
200
simple sentences contain these two things
What is a subject and a verb?
200
These are put in between the two independent clauses in a compound sentence
What is a comma and a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)?
200

What type of clause has a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought?

What is a dependent clause?

200
Samantha plays soccer, but her favorite sport is gymnastics.
What is a compound sentence?
200
Although I love studying language arts my absolute favorite subject is science.
What is after arts?
300
Tom ate the birthday cake. Name the subject in this sentence.
What is Tom?
300
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. What is the grammatical term for these words? (not FANBOYS)
What is a coordinating conjunction?
300

You need this mark of punctuation when a dependent clause of five or more words begins a complex sentence.

What is a comma?

300
The fallen soldiers will be missed by their friends,family, and their nation.
What is a simple sentence?
300
After the President addressed the crowd everyone cheered wildly.
What is after crowd?
400
The Persian cat pranced across the back of the couch. Name the verb in this sentence.
What is pranced?
400

I will be sending Valentines to my friends and I hope I get some in return! Something is missing in this compound sentence.

What is the comma?

400

Name any five subordinating conjunctions. 

What is after, although, as, unless, until, because, before, if, since (etc.)?

400
Although he was late to the circus, he didn't miss the tightrope walkers.
What is a complex sentence?
400

On weekends the diligent teacher planned her lessons carefully but she always made sure to spend special time with her family, too.

What is after carefully?

500

At the end of the evening, the decorations were taken down and stored away. Name the compound verb.

What is taken and stored?

500
Thomas and George asked their girlfriends to the movies. The girls went with their friends instead. How do you correctly combine these two independent clauses to create one compound sentence?
Thomas and George asked their girlfriends to go to the party with them, but the girls went with their friends instead.
500

List three relative pronouns that commonly begin dependent clauses in complex sentences.

that, which, who, whom, and whose

500
Her heart-warming story will be shared for years to come unless the manuscript is destroyed by the angry crowd.
What is a complex sentence?
500
The long awaited spaceship launching had to be rescheduled for next month in Orlando.
What is no comma is needed?