Compound Sentences
How many clauses does a compound sentence consist of?
Is this a complex sentence?
Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave.
Yes
What does a simple sentence consist of?
Subject and verb
A compound-complex sentence has ______ or more independent clauses and ______ or more dependent clauses.
2/2
How should commas be used in this sentence?
October 8 2008
October, 8 2008
Are the clauses in compound sentences dependent or independent?
independent
What is the independent clause in this sentence? The game will be delayed unless it stops raining.
The game will be delayed
Is this a simple sentence?
The cat crept through the dark house.
Yes
What is the dependent clause in this sentence?
The waves crashed onto the beach while the storm raged, but our house remained safe.
while the storm raged
What punctuation marks are needed in this sentence?
Johnny goes to the store and buys watermelon milk and broccoli
Johnny goes to the store and buys watermelon, milk, and broccoli.
What are the coordinating conjunctions used to connect a compound sentence? (Use the acronym)
FANBOYS
What is the dependent clause in the sentence?
While we are learning to jump rope, they are learning to juggle.
We are learning to jump rope
Identify the
Subject
Verb
Direct Object
James ate the avocado very fast.
Subject: James
Verb: ate
Direct Object: avocado
What types conjunctions are in compound-complex sentences? Use acronyms
FANBOYS and A WHITE BUS
What punctuation should be used in this sentence?
David used to live in Dallas Texas.
David used to live in Dallas, Texas.
True or False
In a compound sentence, a comma is a must!
True
Both an independent clause and a dependent clause must contain two things. What are they?
A subject and a predicate
What’s wrong with this sentence?
Devoured the ice cream cone.
Missing a subject.
Give it a subject (without using I)
True or false? You place the coma before the dependent clause and behind the independent clause.
False
What punctuation should be used in this sentence?
I missed my flight but the next flight had open seats
I missed my flight, but the next flight had open seats.
Is the following sentence an example of a compound sentence
Carlos read the paper but didn't agree with the thesis.
No
What are the conjunctions that precede (come before) a dependent clause? Use the acronym ...
A White Bus
Create 2 simple sentences.
Student choice.
What are the independent clauses in this sentence?
The heist will be successful if all the burglars are well-prepared; however, even that is not a guarantee.
The heist will be successful.
Fix the punctuation in this sentence:
Even though the cyclist won the race he was disappointed in his performance and began training harder
Even though the cyclist won the race, he was disappointed in his performance and began training harder.