Complex sentences
What types of clauses are in a complex sentence?
Independent clause and dependent clause.
How many clauses are in 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 groceries.
Correct
How many independent clauses are in a compound sentences?
Two independent clauses.
Does a complex sentence have a dependent clause?
Yes.
Define a simple sentence.
What type of sentence is this?
I want to go to work, but I am too sick to drive.
Compound sentence
Is this sentence written correctly?
Joanne walked through the door, and all eyes looked at her.
Correct
What is a compound sentence made of?
Two simple sentences joined by a comma and a FANBOYS conjnction or a semicolon without a FANBOYS
What are complex sentences?
Complex sentences are sentences that contain and independent and dependent clause.
Is this a complete sentence?
When we went to the gym.
No, it is a fragment.
What type of sentence is this?
Mary ran to hug her grandma.
Simple sentence
Can a semicolon be used in a compound sentence?
Yes
The game was still going; I left anyway.
What joins two simple sentences?
A comma and a FANBOYS conjunction.
OR
a semicolon without a conjunction
Is this a complex sentence?
She returned the computer, she knew it was damaged.
No, it's a comma splice.
Is a simple sentence and an independent clause the same thing?
Yes
What type of sentence is this?
Although he was wealthy, he was still unhappy.
Complex sentence.
Is the word "because" a FANBOYS.
No
Is this a good compound sentence?
She walked to the store, she bought milk and eggs.
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.
Can a simple sentence have a compound subject OR predicate?
Yes, for example-
Mom and I went shopping.
Mom ate out and shopped.
Mom and I ate out and shopped.
What type of sentence is this?
Since Helen received her driver's license, she was able to drive legally.
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.
No, it could just have a semicolon joining the two clauses.