Parts of Sentence
The FANBOYS are examples of this kind of conjunction.
coordinating conjunction.
The following sentence is an example of this type of sentence. He left the room without a word.
Simple sentence?
This occurs when you join together two Independent Clauses (IC) without any punctuation or conjunctions.
run-on sentence?
In a complex sentence you can use this type of conjunction to connect the Independent Clause (IC) with the Dependent Clause (DC).
subordinating conjunction?
The following sentence is an example of this type of sentence. Before he began to sing, he drank some water.
Complex sentence?
The following sentence is an example of this kind of sentence error: After catching the monkey.
sentence fragment
Every complete sentence contains these three things.
subject, a verb, and a complete idea
The following sentence is an example of this type of sentence. The cat crept across the floor, and hid behind the door.
compound sentence?
The following sentence is an example of this kind of sentence error: Ari was worried he hadn’t heard from his son all day.
run-on sentence
This is the subject in the following sentence. The fish on the deck began to smell awful.
fish
The following sentence is an example of this type of sentence. Angelo wrote down the hockey score before he left for work.
complex sentence?
The following sentence is an example of this kind of sentence error: Lia slammed the door and stormed out of the house, she sat on the deck underneath the tree and cried.
comma splice
The Independent Clause (IC) in the following complex sentence: After he fixed the engine, Ben started working on the brakes.
Ben started working on the brakes.
The following sentence is an example of this type of sentence. Owen smiled; he gave his aunt a hug.
compound sentence?
This occurs when you use a comma to join together to Independent Clauses (IC).
comma splice