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It's Kind of...
Sentence Types
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This is a sentence that has one independent clause.
What is a simple sentnece?
100
Has two or more independent clauses.
What is a compound sentence?
100
Has one independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
What is a complex sentence.
100
The main character in the book "It's kind of a funny story".
Who is Craig?
100
This is what type of sentence: I played soccer yesterday.
What is SV?
200
This is the definition of an "independent clause".
What is makes a complete statment and has a subject and predicate?
200
The two ways you can join two independent clauses to make a compound sentence.
What is a comma and a coordinating conjuntion or a semi-colon.
200
A group of words with a subject and verb that cannot stand alone.
What is a dependent clause.
200
Craig has this type of mental illness.
What is depression?
200
This is what type of sentence? Mom and dad ran down the street and then ate some ice cream.
What is SSVV?
300
These are all "subjects".
What is a person, place, thing, quality or idea.
300
The coordinating conjunction in this sentence is: Baseball is my favorite sport to watch, but football is my favorite sport to play.
What is , but?
300
When the dependent clause comes first, this is needed.
What is a comma?
300
This is when Craig feels better for a few days, but then the depression comes back.
What is a "Fake Shift"?
300
This is what type of sentence: Mr. Flanders and Ms. Lamb are grading papers.
What is SSV
400
These are the two types of predicates.
What is a state of being or action verb?
400
The semicolon should be placed where? Susan loves to swim her brother likes to dive.
What is after swim?
400
When the independent clause comes first, this is NOT needed.
What is a comma?
400
These are things in life that make Craig feel better and take his mind off of things.
What is an Anchor?
400
This is what type of sentence: I ate breakfast and brushed my teeth.
What is SVV?
500
These are the 4 steps to PENS.
What is pick a formula, explore words, note the words, search and check?
500
The coordinating conjunction in the sentence is: The children ran all the way to school, yet they were late anyways.
What is , yet?
500
In the following sentence, this type of clause comes first: When I get to Phoenix, you will be sleeping.
What is a dependent clause?
500
Craig has a hard time doing this because of his depression.
What is eat?
500
This is what a SSV sentence looks like (write a SSV sentence):
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