Definitions
This is what/who is doing the action.
What type of sentence is this?
Annie, are you okay?
Interrogative
What links two independent clauses together?
Coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS)
All or nothing:
What are the independent & dependent clauses in the sentence? Please correctly label both.
As I sat on the bench, I wondered why my coach didn't put me in the game.
Dependent: As I sat on the bench
Independent: I wondered why my coach didn't put me in the game.
What sentence STRUCTURE is this:
I enjoy watching sunsets.
Simple sentence
Define the PREDICATE of the sentence.
This contains
1) the verb
2) states something about the subject (object)
Whitman-Hanson Regional High School is in both Whitman and Hanson.
Declarative
What type of conjunction begins a dependent clause?
Subordinate conjunction
All or nothing:
List the four types of sentence STRUCTURES.
Simple, compound, complex, compound-complex
What type of sentence STRUCTURE is the following sentence.
After I fell asleep, Netflix stopped playing my show.
Complex sentence
Define DEPENDENT clause
A dependent clause
1) Is NOT a complete thought
2) CANNOT stand on its own
What sentence type is this?
I hope you studied for your test!
Exclamatory
Which of the following is a SUBORDINATE conjunction:
A. Yet
B. And
C. If
What happens to a subordinate conjunction when it interrupts a sentence as opposed to starting the sentence?
You remove the comma
Example:
Even though I am lactose intolerant, I eat ice cream. --> I eat ice cream even though I am lactose intolerant.
What type of sentence structure is the following sentence:
I didn't have plans during break.
Complex sentence
"During" is a subordinate conjunction.
Define INDEPENDENT clause
Independent clauses
1) Complete thoughts with a subject and a verb
2) Can stand alone
What sentence type is this?
Go to the store and get me sugar.
Imperative
All or nothing:
What are the subordinate & coordinating conjunctions in this sentence? Please correctly label both.
I like to use the treadmill whenever I go to the gym, but the gym is closed.
Subordinate: Whenever
Coordinating: But
All or nothing:
1) What is WRONG with the following sentence.
2) What type of sentence STRUCTURE is the following sentence.
I love chocolate and Reese's are my favorite chocolate candy.
1) There is no comma before "and"
2) Compound sentence
What TYPE of sentence structure is this sentence:
If I run three miles, I will build my endurance, so I can make the varsity team!
This is a compound-complex sentence
All or nothing:
Please complete the following definition about Clauses:
Every clause has a ________ and a _______ (verb), but not every clause expresses a _________________.
Every clause has a SUBJECT and a PREDICATE (verb), but not every clause expresses a COMPLETE THOUGHT.
This type of sentence can have either a period OR an exclamation mark.
Imperative sentences.
Subordinate clauses
At minimum, how many clauses does each of the following have? Please provide a # and if the clause is INDEPENDENT and/or DEPENDENT.
1) Simple
2) Compound
3) Complex
4) Compound-Complex
1) Simple (1 independent)
2) Compound (2 independent)
3) Complex (1 dependent & 1 independent)
4) Compound-Complex (2 independent & 1 dependent)
All or nothing: Please label the following sentence:
( ) for independent clause(s)
[ ] for any conjunction(s)
underline dependent clause(s)
I will lose my cellphone if I don't study, and my parents are really strict about grades!
(I will lose my cellphone) [if] I don't study, [and] (my parents are really strict about grades!)