Compound or Complex?
Subordinate Words or Coordinating Conjunctions?
Rules
BAB Words
100
Since people of the Paleolithic Age got their good by hunting wild animals and gathering plants, they lived their lives out in the open.
What is complex.
100
Although
What is subordinate word
100
comma+conjunction
What is forming a compound sentence
100
The arrangement of words in a sentence.
What is sentence structure
200
Groups of people learned how to raise animals and crops for food, so they could settle down to live in one place.
What is compound
200
Because
What is subordinate word
200
Subordinating word + comma
What is forming a complex sentence
200
A sentence made up of a complete thought and a thought that begins with words like "when," "if," "since," "because," or "although."
What is complex sentence
300
Because the shift from being hunter-gatherers to being farmers changed human life drastically, it is one of the most important advances people ever made.
What is complex
300
So
Coordinating conjunction
300
Joining 2 complete thoughts
What is forming a compound sentence
300
A group of words that expresses a complete thought and contains a subject and a verb.
What is independent clause
400
Since hunter-gatherers migrated from place to place, they often found shelter in caves.
What is complex
400
And
What is coordinating conjunction
400
Joining a subordinate clause and a complete thought
What is forming a complex sentence
400
A group of words that begin with dependent words like "when," "if," "because," "since," or "although."
What is subordinate clause
500
People learned to raise animals and plant crops, so they could rely on farms for their food.
What is compound
500
Although
What is subordinating word
500
Complete thought + subordinate clause
What is no comma necessary!
500
A sentence made up of two or more complete thoughts.
What is compound sentence