Definitions:
What is a subject?
A person, place or thing that is performing the action.
What is the subject of the sentence:
The cat ran across the street?
Cat
Is this phrase a dependent or independent clause:
While flowers continue to bloom.
Dependent
What type of sentence is below?
I wish I could bring a blanket to school.
Simple Sentence
What is this ; called?
a Semicolon
What is a verb?
The action or state of being in the sentence.
The cat ran across the busy street.
Ran
Is this phrase a dependent or independent clause:
Joan teaches science and algebra at the community college.
Independent
What type of sentence is below?
When Shams was younger, she believed in fairy tales.
Complex Sentence
A sentence that has 1 independent clause and one dependent clause and almost always has a subordinator is called?
A Complex Sentence
What is an independent clause?
a clause that is a group of words that contains a subject and verb AND CAN STAND ALONE/ expresses a complete thought.
True or False: Every clause needs a subject AND verb?
True
Is this phrase a dependent or independent clause:
The busy squirrels are storing nuts for the winter.
Independent
What type of sentence is below?
The boy lost his notebook, but he found it just in time for notebook check.
Compound sentence
List all the FANBOYS?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What is a dependent clause?
A clause that is a group of words that has a subject and a verb but CANNOT stand alone/ does not express a complete thought.
Identify the subject and verb in the sentence below:
Yesterday the dog barked all night long.
Subject: Dog
Verb: Barked
Is this phrase a dependent or independent clause:
Unless you have the right size.
Dependent
What type of sentence is below?
Anas really enjoyed dinner even though he hates brussel sprouts,
Complex sentence
Words like, because, after, once, before and although are examples of what?
Subordinating Conjunctions/ Subordinators
A sentence that consists of just one indpendent clauses.
Identify the subject and verb in the sentence below: After school yesterday, Kyreal talked to Kaden on the phone.
Subject: Kyreal
Verb: Talked
A Dependent clause almost always starts with what?
(Extra 100 points)
A subordinating conjunction/ subordinator
What type of sentence is below?
The family ate dinner together last night; they ate some yummy chicken and rice.
Compound sentence
What is another name/ the proper name for the FANBOYS?
Coordinating Conjunction