This group of words may include a subject or a verb, but it fails to include both.
What is a phrase.
100
It has a subject and a verb and can stand alone.
What is a simple sentence (or an independent clause)?
100
These are the four simple sentence formulas.
What are: SV, SSV, SVV, and SSVV?
100
This names the type of the following sentence:
Sally had to work at the concession stand, but she wanted to see the game.
What is compound?
100 pt. bonus: Identify the formula as well.
100
It names the type of this sentence:
Before Juan could silence it, the teacher heard his cell phone ring and took it away.
What is complex?
100 pt. Bonus: Locate the subject and verb in each clause.
200
It has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
What is a clause?
200
It's an incomplete thought that must be joined to an independent clause to make sense, and it begins with a subordinate conjunction.
What is a dependent, or subordinate, clause?
200
These are the complex sentence formulas.
What are D+,+I and I+D?
200
It names the type of this sentence:
My mother, my father, and my sister all attended the play.
What is simple?
100 pt. Bonus: Label the formula, too.
200
It names the type of this sentence:
The ambulance screamed down the street and raced toward the hospital.
What is simple?
100 pt. Bonus: Name the formula.
300
It is the complete list of coordinating conjunctions.
What are the FANBOYS: For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So?
300
Some examples include: after, although, because, if, since, that, whenever, which, whose, and why.
What are examples of subordinate conjunctions?
300
These are the compound sentence formulas.
What are I+,+cc+I and I+;+I?
300
It names the type of this sentence:
Our lego league seems ready for the competition, and the middle school students will again do well at this year's National History Day because of their amazing dedication to create their exhibits, documentaries, performances, and web pages.
What is compound-complex?
100 pt. Bonus: Locate the independent and dependent clauses.
300
It names the type of this sentence:
L. Frank Baum wrote The Wizard of Oz for his daughter; nevertheless, the book was much more than a child's story.
What is compound?
100 pt. Bonus: Name the formula.
400
It's a sentence that consists of two or more independent clauses.
What is a compound sentence?
400
These are the four types of sentences based on their structure.
What are simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex.
400
It is how this compound-complex sentence would be written as a formula:
Many churches have stained glass windows, but there aren't many people who can repair and replace them.
What is I+,+cc+I+D?
400
It names the type of this sentence:
The object that shattered the window was a golf ball.
What is complex?
100 pt. Bonus: Locate the indp. and dependent clause.
400
It names the type of this sentence:
The interstate was closed yesterday after the blizzard struck, and the roads are still dangerous even now.
What is a compound-complex sentence?
100 pt. Bonus: What would the formula be?
500
It is a sentence that has at least two independent clauses and one (or more) dependent clause(s).
What is a compound-complex sentence?
500
It contains a dependent clause and an independent clause.
What is a complex sentence?
500
It is what makes this sentence incorrectly labeled as compound-complex:
Although the forecast was for rain, the sun was shining when we left the house.
What is it fails to include at least two independent clauses?
500
It names the type of this sentence:
Billy left unexpectedly in the midst of the student council meeting and failed to return until more than 30 minutes later.
What is simple?
100 pt. Bonus: Name the formula.
500
It names the type of this sentence:
Even though he prefers to eat with a fork, he chooses to use chopsticks in Chinese restaurants; however, they aren't easy to use.
What is a compound-complex sentence.
100 pt. Bonus: Find the subject and verb in each clause.