Complex sentences
What types of clauses are in a complex sentence?
Independent clause and dependent clause.
What is a subject? and What is a predicate?
The subject is the "who or what" of the sentence. The predicate is the "actions/verb" of the sentence.
What type of sentence is this? Madelyn walked to the store.
Simple sentence
Is this sentence complete, fragment, or a Run-on?
The nurse puts the doctor's tools on the tray.
Complete
It has a subject (the nurse) and a predicate (puts)
How many independent clauses/simple sentences are in a compound sentences?
Two independent clauses/ Two simple sentences.
What is an independent clause?
A group of words that can stand on its own. It makes sense.
How many complete subjects and complete predicates 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
Is this sentence a complete, fragment, or a run-on?
The productions of new cars in the factory.
Fragment
What is a compound sentences made of?
Two simple sentences joined by a comma and a fan boys conjnction.
Complex sentences need an independent clause, dependent clause and subordinating conjunctions connecting the clauses. List about 3 examples of subordinating conjunctions.
Examples: Unless, When, After, Although, If, Since, Because, Before, Until, Once, etc.
Identify the subject of the following sentence:
Simon woke up from a nightmare.
Simon. Simon is who the sentence is about.
What type of sentence is this? Mary ran to hug her grandma.
Simple sentence
Is this sentence a complete, fragment, or a run-on?
The soldier gave a speech about the war.
Complete
What joins two simple sentences?
A comma and maybe a fanboys conjunction.
What is an dependent clause?
A dependent clause is part of a complex sentence that doesn't make sense on its own.
Identify the predicate in the following sentence:
The narrator speaks in a low voice.
What type of sentence is this? Although he was wealthy, he was still unhappy.
Complex sentence.
Is this sentence a complete, fragment, or run-on?
I mopped the floor, Mom washed all the dishes.
Run-on.
Is this a good compound sentences? She walked to the store, she bought milk, butter.
No, it is missing an and.
When do you put a comma in a complex sentence?
1. When the dependent clause is in front, you need to put a comma after it.
2. When the independent clause is in front, you need to put a comma after it.
3. When either clause is in front.
1. When the dependent clause is in front, you need to put a comma after it. No comma is used if the independent clause is first.
What does a compound subjects or compound predicates mean?
Compound subjects means two subjects. Compound predicate means two predicates.
What type of sentence is this? Everyday Helen walked to school at the same time as Frank drove.
Complex sentence.
Is this sentence a complete, fragment or run-on?
The nurses use the stethoscope, she listens to the patients heart.
Run- On.
Every compound sentence has to have a FANBOYS conjunction.
Yes.