Simple
Another name for a simple sentence.
What is independent clause?
A compound sentence contains two of these types of clauses.
What is independent?
They two types of clauses that make up a Complex sentence.
What are independent and dependent?
Some students like to study in the mornings.
What is simple?
Simple Sentence
One independent clause. Has to have a subject, predicate, and form a complete thought.
Simple sentences contain this and a verb.
What is a subject?
What the "N" stands for in FANBOYS.
What is nor?
Because is an example of a---.
What is a subordinating conjunction.
The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.
What is complex?
Compound Sentence
Must have two independenct clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (FANBOY).
This is another name for verb.
What is a predicate?
This precedes or goes before a coordinating conjunction in a compound sentence.
What is a comma?
A comma is not required when the independent clause is situated at this place within a complex sentence.
What is the beginning?
Alicia goes to the library and studies every day.
What is simple?
Complex Sentence
Must have a dependent and independent clause.
Is the following sentence simple? Why or Why not?
Alarmed, Jack woke up in the middle of the night and told Jill to check for burglars.
No, becuase there are two independent clauses.
Two independent clauses are joined by this and a comma in a compound sentence.
What is a coordinating conjunction?
This is required when a complex sentence begins with a dependent clause.
What is a comma?
Alejandro played football, so Maria went shopping.
What is compound?
The FANBOYS are
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
A simple sentence could be long because it contains these two types of modifiers (describing words)
adjective and adverb
Combine the two sentences to make a compound sentence.
Jerry saw the movie.
He preferred the book.
Jerry saw the movie, but he preferred the book.
Jerry saw the movie; he preferred the book.
Combine the two sentences to make a complex sentence:
The kids played too long on a hot day.
They were burned and thirsty.
Because the kids played too long on a hot day, they were burned and thirsty.
After they finished studying, Juan and Maria went to the movies.
What is complex?
Compound-Complex
Must have 2 independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.