Complex sentences
What types of clauses are in a a complex sentence?
Independent clause and dependent clause.
How many clauses are in a simple sentence?
One clause
What type of sentence is this?
Madelyn walked to the store.
Simple sentence
Is this sentence correct?
Ali and Dawn went to the market and bought some bananas.
Correct
How many independent clauses are in a compound sentences?
Two independent clauses.
Does a complex sentence have a dependent clause?
Yes.
How many complete subjects and complete predicates are in a simple sentence?
One complete subject and one complete predicate.
What type of sentence is this?
I want to go to work, but I am too sick to drive.
Compound sentence
Joanne walked through the door, and all eyes looked at her.
Correct
What is a compound sentences made of?
Two simple sentences joined by a comma and a fan boys conjnction.
What are complex sentences?
Complex sentences are independent clauses and can also have some dependent clauses in the sentences.
PS. Complex sentences an stand on their own.
What makes up a simple sentence?
Simple sentences contain one complete subject one complete predicate.
What type of sentence is this?
Mary ran to hug her grandma.
Simple sentence
Simple sentences have one complete subject and two complete predicates
Incorrect, it has one complete subject and one complete predicate.
What joins two simple sentences?
A comma and maybe a fanboys conjunction.
What is missing or needs to be changed in this complex sentence?
She returned the computer, she knew it was damaged.
It’s missing a subordinating conjunction. You could use "after" or "when" after computer and before she.
Why is a simple sentence called a simple sentence?
Because it only has one complete subject and one complete predicate so people say that it is simple to write.
What type of sentence is this?
Although he was wealthy, he was still unhappy.
Complex sentence.
A complex sentence joins together two simple sentences.
Incorrect, that is the compound sentences job.
Is this a good compound sentences? She walked to the store, she bought milk, butter.
No, it is missing an and.
If a complex sentence is missing a dependent clause it can still count as a complex sentence.
No, because all complex sentences should have a dependent and independent clause.
What happens if a simple sentence only has one subject?
The sentence wouldn't be a simple sentence anymore because it needs a subject and a predicate.
It would be a fragment.
What type of sentence is this? Every day Helen walked to school while at the same time Frank drove.
Complex sentence.
A complex, compound, and simple sentence can be the same thing.
Incorrect, they are all different types of sentences that means different things.
Every compound sentence has to have a FANBOYS conjunction.
Yes.